Scientific Name	Apogonichthyoides niger			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Döderlein, 1883)	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	黑似天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑似天竺魚
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、黑天竺鯛
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Apogon niger
Reference	1.臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen and R. C. Steene (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p.；4. Randall, J. E. (2005) Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. i-xii + 1-707；5. Fraser, T. H. and E. A. Lachner (1985)A revision of the cardinalfish subgenera Pristiapogon and Zoramia (genus Apogon) of the Indo-Pacific region (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 412: i-iii + 1-47；6. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Steindachner, F. etc. 1883 峰謙二, 道津喜衛 1973 Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Gon, O. 2000 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0055575. ASIZP0055955. ASIZP0055957. ASIZP0058707. ASIZP0059120. ASIZP0060237. ASIZP0060403. ASIZP0060642. ASIZP0061654. ASIZP0061710. ASIZP0062912. ASIZP0070435. ASIZP0079011. ASIZP0080330.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 7-8; pectoral-fin rays 15-17. Body black or blackish brown without any spot; gill-rakers fewer than 21; no mark on cheek; three predorsalss; a pair of uroneurals present; body depth high and each fin rounded; caudal fin truncate.
habitats	Occurs solitarily around boulders scattered on sandy and muddy bottoms in bays. Breeding occurs from July to September. Males brood eggs in the mouth. Feeds on polychaetes and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
Utility	No commercial value.