Scientific Name	Ablennes hians   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1846)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	扁鶴鱵	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鶴鱵科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F255　Belonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	橫帶扁頜針魚
Max Length	140 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	青旗、學仔、白天青旗、青痣(澎湖)、倒吊學(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Bahia, Brazil [southwestern Atlantic]
Synonyms	Ablenes hians, Ablennes pacificus, Athlennes hians, Belone hians, Belone maculata, Belone melanostigma, Belone schismatorhynchus, Blennes hians, Mastaccembelus melanostigma, Mastacembelus fasciatus, Strongylura anastomella, Tylosurus caeruleofasciatus, Tylosurus hians ...all 13..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0063686. ASIZP0065063. ASIZP0066047. ASIZP0066048. ASIZP0066050. ASIZP0700004. ASIZP0800663. ASIZP0800664. ASIZP0800665. ASIZP0802575. ASIZP0900016. ASIZP0910663. ASIZP0910664. ASIZP0910665. ASIZP0912575. FRIP20283. FRIP21485. NMMBP01871. NTMP1385. NTUM00547. NTUM00548. NTUM06526.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Needlefish; Barred needlefish; Barred longtom; Flatsided needlefish; Eel pike; Grassfish; Flat needle fish; Gar fish; Flat needlefish; Gaping needlefish; Flat billfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate and greatly compressed laterally. Upper and lower jaws greatly elongate and studded with small sharp teeth. Gill rakers absent. Anterior parts of dorsal and anal fins with high falcate lobes; dorsal-fin rays numerous, 22 to 25; anal-fin rays numerous, 25 to 27; pectoral fins falcate;; caudal peduncle without lateral keels, caudal fin deeply forked, lower lobe much longer than upper. Body bluish green above, silvery white below; a broad dark blue stripe along sides and about 12 to 14 prominent dark vertical bars on body; tip of lower jaw red; juveniles and adults with elevated black lobe in posterior part of dorsal fin; scales and bones green.
habitats	Inhabits neritic and oceanic waters but more often found near islands. Found in estuaries, and coastal rivers. Sometimes forming large schools. Feeds mainly on small fishes. Usually caught with the help of artificial lights. In females, only left gonad is
Distribution	Worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. It is common in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Marketed fresh and salted; smoked or frozen.