Scientific Name	Pomadasys maculatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1793)	Depth	20 - 110M
Chinese	斑雞魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大斑石鱸
Max Length	59.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞仔魚、石鱸、厚鱸、石鯽仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Anthias maculatus, Lutjanus maculatus, Pomadasys maculata, Pomadasys maculatum, Pomodasys maculates, Pristipoma caripa
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055340. ASIZP0055604. ASIZP0059476. ASIZP0066513. ASIZP0072215. ASIZP0080011. ASIZP0080012. ASIZP0801926. ASIZP0804998. ASIZP0804999. ASIZP0807325. ASIZP0807326. ASIZP0911926. ASIZP0914998. ASIZP0914999. ASIZP0917325. ASIZP0917326. FRIP00890. FRIP03110. NMMBP02655. NTUM01168. NTUM01169. NTUM01170. NTUM01171. NTUM03306. SU7913. ZMH15864.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Saddlefish; Saddle grunter; Saddle grunt; Spotted grunter; Bloched grunt; Blotched javelin-fish; Blotched grunt
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XII, 14; anal-fin rays III, 7 ; pectoral-fin rays17. Small-sized fish of moderately deep body. Isthmus narrow, forming a groove. Chin with 2 pairs or small pores. This species is characterized by several dark large elongate blotches on the upper back, one forming a saddle on the nape.
habitats	Found in coastal waters over sand near reefs. Feeds on crustaceans and fishes.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: throughout the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific, northeast to China and southeast to Australia. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.