Scientific Name	Giganthias immaculatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Katayama, 1954	Depth	- 15M
Chinese	巨棘花鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	桃紅巨花鮨
Max Length	42 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚、花鱸(臺東)
Distribution in World	Japan to Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Izu-Oshima, Japan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Katayama, M. 1954 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063608. FRIP20525. FRIP21867. NMMBP01861. NTMP0212. NTUM06652.
Common Name	Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines ＆ 13 soft rays; anal fin with III spines ＆ 8 soft rays; dorsal, gill rakers 10 on upper limb. 20-21 on lower limb of first gill arch. Caudal fin truncate. Body is purplish red.
habitats	Inhabit in deeper rocky reef, ecological behaviour is not clear.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: collected from the Izu and Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan
Utility	Commercial food fish.