Scientific Name	Parupeneus indicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Shaw, 1803)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	印度海緋鯉	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	印度副緋鯉
Max Length	45.0 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	秋姑、鬚哥、番秋哥(澎湖)、黑點秋哥(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	India
Synonyms	Mullus indicus, Mullus russelii, Parupenaeus indicus, Parupeneus malabaricus, Pseudupeneus indicus, Upeneus griseofrenatus, Upeneus indicus, Upeneus malabaricus, Upeneus waigiensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057103. ASIZP0057587. ASIZP0064821. ASIZP0064831. ASIZP0064887. ASIZP0064889. ASIZP0065847. ASIZP0800209. ASIZP0800210. ASIZP0800220. ASIZP0800249. ASIZP0801076. ASIZP0802013. ASIZP0802601. ASIZP0910209. ASIZP0910210. ASIZP0910220. ASIZP0910249. ASIZP0911076. ASIZP0912013. FRIP00817. FRIP00818. FRIP20338. FRIP20348. FRIP22089. NMMBP02719. NMMBP05315. NMMBP08506. NMMSTP00745. NMNSF00812. NTMP1315. NTOUP200712-054. NTUM03198. NTUM03199. NTUM03200. NTUM03201. NTUM03202. ...List all 55 records...
Barcode	2008-08-05,鄭惇遠,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2011-07-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Yellowspot goatfish; Indian goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate, and moderately compressed. Chin with 2 slender barbels which reach to or slightly beyond rear edge of preopercle. Snout moderate; dorsal profile of snout straight, becoming convex anterior to eye; mouth small, maxilla reaching about 1/2 distance to front edge of eye; a single row of well-spaced, stout, conical teeth in jaws; no teeth on roof of mouth. First gill arch with 5 to 7 gill rakers on upper limb, 18 to 21 on lower limb (total 24 to 27). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first with VIII spines, the second fin with 9 soft rays; first dorsal-fin spine very short; longest dorsal-fin spine 1.5 to 1.8 times in head length; last ray of second dorsal and anal fin longer than penultimate ray; anal fin with I spine and 6 soft rays; pectoral-fin rays 15 to 17 (usually 16). Lateral-line scales 27 or 28; 3 rows of scales between dorsal fins; 8 or 9 rows of scales along upper part of caudal peduncle. Body greenish brown to reddish brown dorsally, the scale edges narrowly dark, shading to whitish or pale pink ventrally, with a roundish black spot larger then eye posteriorly on side of caudal peduncle, 2/3 of which lies above lateral line; a large, horizontallyelongate, yellow spot centred on lateral line below posterior part of first dorsal fin and interdorsal space; irregular pale blue lines radiating from eye; irregular oblique pale blue lines on second dorsal and anal fins; caudal fin with pale blue lines parallel with rays.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sandy or silty areas of coastal and inner lagoon reefs. Occurs singly or in schools. Large adults usually at moderate depths to about 30 m. Feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Samoa and Tonga, north to the Philippines, the Ogasawara Islands, south to New Caledonia; Palau to Kosrae, Caroline Islands in Micronesia. It is common in waters aro
Utility	Marketed fresh.