Scientific Name	Myripristis pralinia   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	8 - 50M
Chinese	堅鋸鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅鋸鱗魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	堅松毬、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 Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Port Praslin, New Ireland Island, Bismarck Archipelago
Synonyms	Holocentrus pralinius, Myripristes kuim, Myripristis bleekeri, Myripristis kuim, Myripristis mooreanus, Myripristis pralinius, Myripristis pralinus, Myripristis praslinius, Myripristis praslinus, Myripristis sanguineus, Ostichthys pralinius
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)；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  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. etc. 1996 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0067512. ASIZP0067515. ASIZP0071138. ASIZP0801836. ASIZP0801837. ASIZP0801838. ASIZP0911836. ASIZP0911837. ASIZP0911838. FRIP21103. NMMBP04345. NMMSTP00928.
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14-16 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 13-15 soft rays. Scarlet in color; no pigment on median fins but may have a small black spot at base of soft dorsal fin and some dusky pigment at leading edges of median fins. Scales small.
habitats	A nocturnal species found in small, loose groups in caves or under ledges of reef flats, lagoons, and outer reef slopes. Feeds on plankton such as crab larvae.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Mangaréva Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Marshall and Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial food species.