Scientific Name	Ostorhinchus taeniophorus			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Regan, 1908)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	褐帶鸚天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	褐帶鸚天竺
Max Length	11 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Maldives, Indian Ocean.
Synonyms	Amia fasciata stevensi, Apogon novemfasciatus, Apogon robustus, Apogon saipanensis, Apogon taeniophorus, Lovamia saipanensis
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.   Regan, C. T. 1908 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0056021. ASIZP0060330. ASIZP0061947. ASIZP0062004. ASIZP0063476. ASIZP0069583. ASIZP0074201. ASIZP0078427. ASIZP0807266. ASIZP0917266.
Barcode	2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,90%
Common Name	Ninestripe cardinal; Pearly-lined cardinalfish; Pearly-lined cardinal; Reef-flat cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Body with 5 horizontal stripes; the first one from top of head to the base of second dorsal fin; the dorsolateral stripe from snout to upper caudal peduncle bending downward to caudal fin; the median lateral stripe from snout caudal peduncle and bending upward to caudal fin. The lowest stripe from the tip of lower jaw, along the ventral flank of body until the anal base of anal, and ended at the base of last soft anal ray. A further short postocular stripe from upper edge of eye to below second dorsal spine in between the dorsolateral and median lateral stripe. Nocaudal spot. Black stripes on the second dorsal and anal fins in parallel with their bases.
habitats	Occurs inshore. Found in holes or ledges of outer reef flats in areas exposed to surge, to depths of about 10 m. Nocturnal species. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Sodwana Bay, South Africaand eastward to the Line and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales (Australia) and Rapa; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.