Scientific Name	Plectranthias kamii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Randall, 1980	Depth	- M
Chinese	黃吻棘花鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黃吻棘花鮨
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花鱸
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Naha fish market, Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is., Japan
Synonyms
Reference	Plectranthias sheni, a new species and P. kamii, a new record of anthiine fishes (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Taiwan(Chen & Shao, 2002)  Yoshino, T. 1972 Randall, J. E. 1980 Chen, J. P. etc. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056173Paratype. ASIZP0059139. ASIZP0060270. ASIZP0060514. ASIZP0073716. ASIZP0700121. ASIZP0804914. ASIZP0914914. FRIP21436. FRIP21515. FRIP21863. NMMSTP00283. NTMP1125. NTMP1141. NTUM03723. NTUM03823. NTUM03831. NTUM03832. NTUM03833. NTUM05657. NTUM06892. NTUM07006. NTUM07250. NTUM07265. RUSI27658.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Perchlet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays X, 18; anal rays III, 7. Color when fresh, body with 2 series of darker blotches: first series on nape and upper half of body with 8 blotches (2nd-4th blotches extend below lateral line); second series with 4 blotches, the latter 2 fused with upper series at caudal peduncle; all fins reddish or reddish yellow and without dark spot. Body depth 1.9 in SL. Third dorsal spine longest 3.7 in SL; uppermost of pectoral fin rays unbranched.Six oblique rows of scales on cheek 6. Gill rakers elevated 1-9. Supraneural bones 3.
habitats	Inhabit deeper rocky reef, demersal, carnivorous, feed on small fish and crustacean.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean. Include Japan, Palau, Taiwan.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial species, rarelly, edible.