Scientific Name	Sacura margaritacea   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Hilgendorf, 1879)	Depth	15 - 50M
Chinese	珠斑花鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	珠櫻鮨
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花鱸、紅魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tokyo Bay, Japan
Synonyms	Anthias margaritaceus, Sacura margaritaceus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Okada, Y.K. 1965 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056208. ASIZP0058380. ASIZP0059796. ASIZP0059871. ASIZP0060890. ASIZP0063545. ASIZP0065806. ASIZP0066310. ASIZP0073659. ASIZP0080078. ASIZP0800911. ASIZP0800999. ASIZP0910911. ASIZP0910999. FRIP21634. FRIP21637. NMMBP00654. NMMBP02175. NMMBP02204. NMMBP03374. NMMSTP00161. NTMP0647. NTUM06707. NTUM06715. NTUM06722. NTUM06901. NTUM07070.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin continuing, dorsal rays X, 16-18, the 3rd spine and 3rd rays elongate as silk; anal rays III, 7; pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral fin elongate; caudal fin emarginate, the edge elongate as silk. First gill arch with 10-13 gill rakers on upper limb, 23-26 on lower limb. Body cover ctenoid scales, lateral line scales 26-30. Head and lateral side rosy, lateral side with many white spots, dorsal fin VII-X with a black spot in male.
habitats	Occurs in large schools in rocky areas, 15-50 depth.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and southern and western Taiwan.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial species.