Scientific Name	Pelates quadrilineatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1790)	Depth	1 - 25M
Chinese	四帶牙鯻	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯻科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F399　Terapontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	四帶牙鯻
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	四抓仔、四線雞魚、陣銅仔(茄萣)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Holocentrus quadrilineatus, Pelates quadrillneatus, Pelatus quadrilineatus, Pleates quadrilineatus, Pristipoma sexlineatum, Therapon quadrilineatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	AMNH90074. ASIZP0055307. ASIZP0055426. ASIZP0055572. ASIZP0056557. ASIZP0057548. ASIZP0057655. ASIZP0057704. ASIZP0057709. ASIZP0058759. ASIZP0059448. ASIZP0059687. ASIZP0061970. ASIZP0064314. ASIZP0064814. ASIZP0064946. ASIZP0064991. ASIZP0065092. ASIZP0065151. ASIZP0071003. ASIZP0071408. ASIZP0073032. ASIZP0079140. ASIZP0080009. ASIZP0080010. ASIZP0080841. ASIZP0700145. ASIZP0700398. ASIZP0800200. ASIZP0800201. ASIZP0800203. ASIZP0800459. ASIZP0800838. ASIZP0807323. ASIZP0807324. ASIZP0807577. ASIZP0900444. ...List all 80 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,張家豪,CO1,100% 2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red-mouthed tigerfish; Trumpeter; Trumpeter perch; Fourlined terapon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oblong, compressed laterally. Jaws equal, gape oblique; posterior margin of upper jaw extending to vertical line through posterior nostril; teeth browntipped, 2 rows in lower jaw and 3 rows or a villiform band with outer row of upper jaw enlarged in upper jaw; vomer and palatines toothless. Preopercle serrate. First gill arch with 16 to 18 gill rakers on upper limb, 22 to 27 on lower limb. Dorsal fin with XII or XIII spines and 9 to 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 9 or 10 soft rays. Pored scales in lateral line 66 to 75. Generally silver in color, with 4-6 dark horizontal lines; a black blotch behind head and below dorsal origin and another in front of dorsal fin may be present; caudal fin pale or slightly dusky.
habitats	A coastal species often found in brackish waters; common in estuaries. Croaks when taken from the water. Usually forming schools. Juveniles in seagrass beds and in mangrove bays. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, New Guinea and Arafura Sea. Reported from Vanuatu. Migrated to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. It is commonly found from freshwater to brackish-water reg
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh.