Scientific Name	Pseudogramma polyacantha			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	1 - 15M
Chinese	多棘擬線鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	多棘擬線鱸
Max Length	8.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	擬鮗
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia
Synonyms	Gnathypops samoensis, Pseudochromis polyacanthus, Pseudogramma polyacanthum, Pseudogramma polyacanthus, Pseudorhegma diagramma, Rhegma brederi
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Bleeker, P. 1856 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0073554. ASIZP0074246. ASIZP0080256. ASIZP0080262. ASIZP0806103. ASIZP0916103. NTOUP201207-720.
Barcode	,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Palespotted podge; Pales-potted podge; One-spot dottyback; Honeycomb podge
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with VII-VIII spines and 19-22 soft rays ; Anal fin with III spines; and 15-18 soft rays; Vertebrae: 25-27. Brownish with dusky reticulations. No dermal flap or small tentacle dorsally on eye. Two large pores in interorbital space, one on each side close to the edge of the orbit. Tubular anterior nostril near the edge of the snout at the base of the upper lip, the tube not long when laid back reaching almost half way to posterior nostril. Second lateral line not fully developed. Longitudinal scale series 46-50.
habitats	Secretive; lives among corals of shallow reef flats and lagoons. Also found under dead coral pieces but quickly sneaks away when looking underneath.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial species.