Scientific Name	Hyporthodus octofasciatus			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Griffin, 1926)	Depth	40 - 383M
Chinese	八帶下美鮨	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	八帶下美鮨
Max Length	130 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、大黑貓、鱸麻(北部)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	New Zealand
Synonyms	Epinephelus compressus, Epinephelus grammatophorus, Epinephelus mystacinus, Epinephelus octofasciatus, Epinephelus septemfasciatus, Serranus mystacinus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057078. ASIZP0067042. ASIZP0070929. ASIZP0802089. ASIZP0804464. ASIZP0912089. ASIZP0914464.
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Convict rockcod; Convict groper; Eightbar grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 or 15 rays, the interspinous membranes deeply incised, the third or fourth spine longest, its length contained 2.5 to 2.9 times in head length and subequal to longest dorsal-fin rays; anal fin with III spines and 9 rays; pectoral-fin rays 18 or 19; pelvic fins subequal to or larger than pectoral fins, pectoral-fin length contained 1.8 to 2.0 times in head length; caudal-peduncle depth contained 0.9 to 1.3 times in its length; caudal fin rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with a few auxiliaries; lateral-line scales 65 to 71; lateral-scale series 114 to 126. Pyloric caeca very numerous, in 3 or 4 dendritic bundles with more than 80 terminal branches.
habitats	Probably occurs in rocky reefs. Its apparent rarity may be due to its preference for relatively deep water. Maximum size: 130 cm TL. marine bathydemersal environment; depth range 40 - 350 m.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Somalia and South Africa to Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Except for Japan, China, and Korea, most distribution records for Epinephelus septemfasciatus are probably based on this species.
Utility	The apparent rarity of E. octofasciatus may be due to its preference for relatively deep water.