Scientific Name	Myripristis formosa   Pronounce			by: ©National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium
Author	Randall & Greenfield, 1996	Depth	15 - 30M
Chinese	臺灣鋸鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	臺灣鋸鱗魚
Max Length	15.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	臺灣松毬、厚殼仔、金鱗甲、鐵甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆、大目仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tashi [Daxi], 24°41'N, 121°45'E, northeastern coast of Taiwan (from fisherman)
Synonyms	Myripristis seychellensis
Reference	Randall, J.E. and D. W. Greenfield, 1996. Revision of the Indo-Pacific holocentrid fishes of the genus Myripristis, with descriptions of three new species.. Indo-Pacific Fishes (25):61 p  Randall, J. E. etc. 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0056565Holotype. BPBMI37103Paratype. NMMBP08528. NMMBP08553.
Common Name	Squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 12 soft rays. Big eye, body covered with reddish color, each fin with white in the edge. Taiwan endemic species.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment; depth range 15 - 30 m. Attains maximum size 15.5 cm SL.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Utility	Not commercial food species.