【Objective】 The mining of key genes for the main traits of pepper fruit is of great significance for promoting the innovation of pepper germplasm and the selection and breeding of new varieties.【Methods】 In this study, the F2 generation population obtained by the hybridization of ZL-280 (C.chinense) and GB-35(C.annuum) was used as the material to construct the interspecific genetic map of pepper, and the main traits of the fruit were analyzed by composite interval mapping (CIM).【Results】 A high-density interspecific genetic map of pepper containing 12 linkage groups with a total distance of 1,233.87 cM and an average genetic distance between markers of 0.59 cM was constructed.Through joint data analysis, a total of three QTL sites associated with color valence were detected, namely cv.2.1, cv.4.1 and cv.5.1 located on chromosomes 2nd, 4th and 5th, with contribution rates of 8.58%, 10.66% and 12.44%, respectively.Two QTL sites associated with capsaicin were detected, c.2.1 and c.5.1 on chromosomes 2 and 5, with contribution rates of 7.14% and 11.40%, respectively.Three QTL sites associated with capsaicin were detected, cap.1.1, cap.2.1 and cap.8.1 located on chromosomes 1, 2 and 8, respectively, with a contribution rate of 13.00%, 18.95% and 13.29%.There were three QTL sites associated with the longitudinal diameter of the fruit, namely fl.2.1, fl.2.2 and fl.4.1 on chromosomes 2 and 4, with a contribution rate between 6.18%, 4.71% and 4.01%.There was 1 QTL site associated with the transverse diameter of the fruit, located on fd.6.1 on chromosome 6, with a contribution rate of 10.07%; Two QTL sites associated with placenta size were detected, respectively, ps.2.1 and ps.7.1 located on chromosomes 2 and 7, with contribution rates of 4.55% and 5.35%; One QTL site associated with thick pulp was pt.11.1 located on chromosome 11, with a contribution rate of 1.64%; One QTL site associated with single fruit reassociation was detected, sfw.7.1 located on chromosome 7, with a contribution rate of 4.33%.【Conclusion】 In this study, an interspecific genetic map of high-density pepper was constructed, and 16 QTLs sites associated with the main traits of pepper fruit were detected, and the contribution rate ranged from 1.64%~18.95%.