Scientific Name	Acanthoplesiops hiatti   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Schultz, 1953	Depth	0 - 18M
Chinese	海氏若棘鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	七夕魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F344　Plesiopidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	海氏若棘鮗
Max Length	2.1 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	棘銀寶魚、黑七夕魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ocean reef in surf off Eniwetok I., Rongerik Atoll, w. Pacific
Synonyms
Reference	墾丁國家公園海域-魚類圖鑑(邵等，1992)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Schultz, L.P. etc. 1953
Specimen List
Common Name	Hiatt's basslet; Hiatt's longfin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. Operculum with 2 flat spines. A single dorsal fin with XIX-XXI spines and 3-5 segmented rays, with barely incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with VIII- X spines and 3-5 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 17 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 2 segmented rays. One incomple lateral line, reaching behind pectoral fin. Body nearly all black, but a thin white line over the back from the tip of the snout and along the tips of the dorsal fin spines; dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins with yellow margin; a white spot on base of pectoral fin.
habitats	Found in shallow wave-washed seaward reefs. Also in sheltered rubble reef slopes to at least 20 m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific, including Taiwan, Philippines, Moluccas, southern Japan, Izu Islands, and Marshall Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; and Lyudao, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.