Scientific Name	Taeniamia biguttata			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lachner, 1951)	Depth	0 - 33M
Chinese	雙斑帶天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雙斑長鰭天竺鯛
Max Length	11 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	East Indies, Philippines and Samoa
Synonyms	Archamia biguttata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；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；Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen and R. C. Steene (1990) Fishes of the  Lachner, E. A. 1951 Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 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	ASIZP0055925. ASIZP0056610. ASIZP0056965. ASIZP0069807. ASIZP0073185. ASIZP0073186. ASIZP0803233. ASIZP0805610. ASIZP0805611. ASIZP0913233. ASIZP0915610. ASIZP0915611. BPBMI23174. BPBMI23288. NTUM05014.
Common Name	Twinspot cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 17; pectoral-fin rays 1+11+1. Large dark spot on the upper corner of the operculum is distinctive. A marginally smaller one on caudal base is present. However, the latter can be turned on or off at will. Usually a broad angular band below the eye.
habitats	Occurs in inshore reefs of bays or lagoons, typically hovering in small groups in the recesses of caves. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Sumatra to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands; Palau and Mariana Islands in Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.