Lutjanus carponotatus, the Spanish flag snapper, stripey snapper, dusky-striped sea-perch, gold-banded sea perch, gold-stripe sea-perch, striped seaperch or stripey seaperch, is a species marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, from India to northern Australia.

Taxonomy Lutjanus carponotatus was first formally described in 1842 as Mesoprion carponotatusby the Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer Sir John Richardson with the type locality given as Port Essington in the Northern Territory of Australia. The specific name is a compound of karpos which means "wrist"and notatus meaning "marked" a reference to the blackish spot at the base of the highest rays and upper axil of the pectoral fins.

Description Lutjanus carponotatus has a moderately deep body which has a depth of around 2.5 times its standard length. The snout is rather pointed, with a steep dorsal profile. The knob and incision on the preoperculum are weakly developed. The vomerine teeth may be arranged in a triangular patch with a posterior extension or in a rhombus shaped patch and there is a small patch of grain like teeth on the tongue. The dorsal fin contains 10 spines and 14-16 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 9 soft rays. The rear part of the dorsal fin and the anal fin are rounded in shape, the pectoral fin has 15 to 17 rays and the caudal fin is emarginate.