Scientific Name	Epinephelus areolatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	6 - 300M
Chinese	寶石石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	寶石石斑魚
Max Length	47 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	流氓格仔、糯米格仔、石斑、過魚、白尾鱠、珠鱠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Red Sea
Synonyms	Bodianus melanurus, Ephinephelus areolatus, Epinephelus angularis, Epinephelus chlorostigma, Epinephelus craspedurus, Epinephelus waandersii, Perca areolata, Serranus angularis, Serranus celebicus, Serranus glaucus, Serranus waandersii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0054738. ASIZP0055530. ASIZP0058111. ASIZP0058512. ASIZP0060993. ASIZP0064715. ASIZP0064778. ASIZP0067524. ASIZP0067557. ASIZP0067560. ASIZP0070984. ASIZP0074954. ASIZP0074962. ASIZP0800491. ASIZP0800492. ASIZP0802386. ASIZP0802387. ASIZP0802388. ASIZP0804172. ASIZP0806501. ASIZP0806509. ASIZP0900049. ASIZP0910491. ASIZP0910492. ASIZP0912386. ASIZP0912387. ASIZP0912388. ASIZP0914172. ASIZP0916501. ASIZP0916509. FRIP03116. FRIP20513. FRIP21610. NMMBP02221. NMMBP03062. NMMBP03178. NMMBP03309. ...List all 44 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Yellow-spotted rock-cod; Yellow-spotted rockcod; Squaretail rockcod; Spotted grouper; Areolate rock cod; Areolate grouper; Areolated grouper; Green-spotted rock cod; Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dosal rays XI,15-17; anal rays III,7-8; pectoral rays 17-19; lateral-line scales 49-53; longitudinal scale series 97-116; scales on body ctenoid except thorax and ventrally on abdomen; auxiliary scales present on body; maxilla with vary small scales; gill raker 8-11 + 14-16 of first gill arch; pyloric caeca 11-17. Body depth less than head length, depth contained 2.8-3.3 times in SL; Head, body, and fins pale, covered with numberous close-set brown, brownish yellow, or greenish yellow spots, the largest about size of pupil, those on front of head smaller than those on operculum. Pectoral fin pale, with small dark spots on the rays. Posterior edge of caudal fin with a distinct white margin.
habitats	The species is usually found in seagrass beds or fine sediment bottoms near rocky reefs, dead coral or alcyonarians. It has been taken in depth of 6 to 200m. At New Caledonia. E. areolatus was reported to feed in penaeid prawns.
Distribution	It occurs in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and western Indian Ocean south to Natal, South Africa. Its range extends eastward to India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, northern
Utility	It's common in the markets of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and throughtout its range.