No.: 7792 Latin name: PERCIFORMES Chinese name: 鲈形目 Chinese family: 隆头鱼科 Latin family: Labridae Chinese subfamily: 唇鱼亚科 Latin subfamily: Cheilininae Chinese genus: 唇鱼属 Latin genus: Cheilinus Latin species name: undulatus Definition of name: Ruppell Era: 1835 Chinese name: 波波唇鱼 Original document: Neue Wirbelth., Fischie, :20 Habitat: Juveniles often inhabit shallow waters on the inner side of the reef plate, adults are commonly found in deeper waters on the outer side of the plate Domestic distribution: Nanhaizhu Islands, Taiwan Overseas distribution: Red Sea, Indian Ocean, east coast of Africa to the middle of the Pacific Ocean Source: Ichthyological records of the Nanhaizhu Islands. Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus

Alias/common names: curved lip fish, longwang snapper, haiguo longwang, sumei

Chinese family name: Lonchuraceae

Maximum length: 229 cm

Current market price: sumei 1-1.5 catties each, 590 yuan/catty; sumei 1.5-2 catties each, 550 yuan/catty; sumei 1.5-2 catties each, 550 yuan/catty; sumei 1.5-2 catties each, 590 yuan/catty; sumei 1.5-2 catties each, 590 yuan/catty. 2 catties each, 550 yuan/catty; 2-3 catties each, 380 yuan/catty; 8 to 9 catties each, 330 yuan/catty.

Distribution: mainly distributed in India to the Pacific Ocean.

Type and Characteristics: The body is long and laterally flattened, and the dorsal outline of the head is straight from the muzzle to the eyes, with the latter position convex. Juveniles do not have a bulge on the head; adults develop a prominent raised bulge on the forehead. The pectoral fins are short; the caudal fin is rounded. The body is yellowish brown to green with dark straight lines on the scales. The head has two black lines extending diagonally from the top of the eye toward the top of the back. Another two black lines begin in front of the eyes and extend below the muzzle.