Scientific Name	Diretmoides pauciradiatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Woods, 1973)	Depth	0 - 1880M
Chinese	短鰭擬銀眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	銀眼鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F277　Diretmidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	短鰭擬銀眼鯛
Max Length	37 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	藍皮刀、洞鰭鯛
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	11°52'N, 69°27'W, southern Caribbean Sea, Oregon station 4410, depth 230 fathoms
Synonyms	Diretmus argenteus, Diretmus pauciradiatus
Reference	The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Matsubara, K. 1954 Grinols, R.B. etc. 1966 Ole Munk 1966 Quéro, J. C., J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post etc. 1990 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057259. ASIZP0061611. ASIZP0061612. ASIZP0061750. ASIZP0061774. ASIZP0062293. ASIZP0063730. ASIZP0073057. ASIZP0073058. ASIZP0073771. ASIZP0073832. ASIZP0900171. ASIZP0900189. ASIZP0916275. ASIZP0916329. FRIP00367.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Large spinyfin; Longwing spinyfin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with no spines and 24-26 soft rays; anal fin with no spines, but with 18-21 soft rays. Tip of pelvic fin not reaching origin of anal fin. Body covered with ctenoidscales. 12 scutes. Pectoral fin a little longer. Caudal fin forked. Body black blue. All fins lighter.
habitats	Inhabits marine mesopelagic environment. Young near the surface while aged adults often descend below 1,000 m depth. Largest adults may be benthopelagic. Plankton-eaters like the other members of the family.
Distribution	Eastern Atlantic: Guinea Bissau to Angola. Western Atlantic: eastern Florida, Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean and northern Brazil. Indian Ocean: Mozambique, Madagascar, and Western Australia. Pacific: Indonesia, South China Sea, and Kyushu-Palau Ridge
Utility	Not commercial food species.