摩拉吧笛鲷，又称马拉巴笛鲷，俗名赤笔仔，为辐鳍鱼纲鲈形目鲈亚目笛鲷科的其中一个种。

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Lutjanus malabaricus, commonly known as Malabar blood snapper or saddletail snapper, is a marine fish native to the western Pacific, where it is found east to Fiji and Japan, and Indian Ocean, where it occurs west to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea. It extends south in Australian waters to Shark Bay in Western Australia and Sydney in New South Wales.