Scientific Name	Cephalopholis igarashiensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Katayama, 1957	Depth	80 - 108M
Chinese	伊加拉九刺鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	七帶九棘鱸
Max Length	43 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	七帶鱠、七帶格仔、過魚、石斑、黃條、紅朱格、紅朱鱠(臺東)、紅鱠仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sumisu-tu, Izu Is., Japan
Synonyms	Cephalopholis igarasiensis, Cephalopholis swanius
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Yasuda, F., Y. Katsumata, etc. 1977 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0056214. ASIZP0063382. ASIZP0064696. ASIZP0800170. ASIZP0805865. ASIZP0910170. ASIZP0915865. FRIP03139. FRIP21428. NMMBP00143. NMMBP01343. NTUM02305.
Barcode	2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Japanese cod; Goldbar grouper; Grouper; Garish hind
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines and 14 rays, the membranes distinctly indented between the spines; pectoral-fin rays 18 or 19; the fin length contained 1.6 to 1.8 times in head length; pelvic fins reach to or beyond anus, their length contained 1.7-2.0 times in head length; anal fin with III spines and 9 rays; caudal fin rounded. Lateral line noticeably arched over pectoral fin. Body scales ctenoid, without auxiliaries; lateral-line scales 60 to 65; lateral-scale series 101 to 117. head, body ＆ fins reddish orange; 7 lemon yellow bars on dorsal part of body, extending onto dorsal fin; three broad yellow bands radiating from eye; juveniles more yellowish, with a large black spot in dorsal fin, pelvic fins ＆ tips of inter spinouts dorsal fin membranes blandish.
habitats	C. igarashiensis is a rare, deep-water grouper; Schroeder (1980) gives the depth range as “down to 80 m,” and the specimen from Tahiti was taken in 250 m. Like most groupers, it is said to feed on fishes and crustaceans (Schroeder, 1980).
Distribution	Tropical western Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Guam, Philippines, South China Sea, Samoa, and Tahiti.
Utility	This species seems too rare to be of commercial importance.