Saddle Back Snapper

Eye large, about 3.6 times in head length. Interorbital space convex. Large specimens developing a hump on forehead. Lower jaw protruding slightly. Maxilla scaled. Scale rows on back parallel to lateral line. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Back and upper sides brown; remainder of head and body silvery white with 4 broad vertical bars on upper side. Fins grayish, whitish or slightly yellowish.

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8

Found on the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 75154).

Adults are found over rocky bottoms. Marketed fresh.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family

分布於西太平洋區，由薩摩亞到台灣及新加坡，北自日本琉球群島、小笠原群島，南到新加勒多尼亞及澳洲東北部。台灣產於東部及南部海域。

一般以延繩釣捕獲。煎食或紅燒均宜。

體呈長橢圓形，稍側偏而高；標準體長約為體高之2.4-2.6倍。兩眼間隔顯著突出，隨著成長越是突起。眼前方無溝槽。下頜略突出於上頜；上頜骨末端延伸至眼前緣的下方；上頜骨被鱗。上下頜骨具帶狀齒，外列齒擴大，前方數齒呈犬齒狀；鋤骨具齒。體被中小型櫛鱗，背鰭及臀鰭上均裸露無鱗；側線完全且呈弧形，側線鱗數47-50。背鰭硬軟鰭條間無深刻；背鰭與臀鰭最末之軟條皆不延長而較前方鰭條短；背鰭硬棘X，軟條10-11；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條8；胸鰭長約等於頭長；尾鰭雙凹形。體呈黃褐色，腹部銀白色；體側具四條深色橫帶，但僅及側線上方。背鰭、臀鰭及尾鰭下葉黃褐色或淡色；尾鰭上葉淡黃色，末緣白色；胸鰭淺黃色。依據 Nelson(1994)將其置於笛鯛(Lutjanidae)科中的擬烏尾冬亞科(Apsilinae)。

棲息於近海大陸棚岩石底海域，棲息深度可達300公尺左右。