Scientific Name	Pseudamia gelatinosa   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1956	Depth	1 - 64M
Chinese	犬牙擬天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	犬牙擬天竺鯛
Max Length	7.9 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、大大目丁(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、PonFu、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Aldabra Is.
Synonyms	Pseudamia amblyuroptera, Pseudamia amblyuropterus, Pseudamia gelantinosa, Pseudamia polystigma
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen and R. C. Steene (1990) Fishes of the  Smith, J. L. B 1955 Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0054748. ASIZP0054834. ASIZP0054945. ASIZP0055952. ASIZP0055953. ASIZP0056007. ASIZP0060639. ASIZP0079195. ASIZP0916864. ASIZP0916868. ASIZP0916872. BPBMI23305. BPBMI23306. NMMSTP00408. NTOUP200611-847. NTOUP201203-141. NTOUP201203-202. NTOUP201207-623. RUSI35708. RUSI35749. USNM00268639. USNM00303687.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Gelatinous cardinalfish; Jelly cardinal; Jelly cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 8; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 15-17. Body light brown with longitudinal series of small blackish-brown dots, a dark spot of about eye dimeter may present at the upper base of caudal fin. Head light brown with numerous small dark brown spots of variable size, those on operculum about or larger than the spots on body side; flap on anterior nostril darkly pigmented. Second dorsal, anal, and caudal fins dusky to blackish with pale distal margins.
habitats	Inhabits protected bays and lagoon reefs. Lives deep in coral thickets, thus is seldom seen by day (mainly nocturnal). Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Sydney Harbor, New South Wales (Australia). Not yet reported from the Persian Gulf, India, Malaysia, Lord Howe Island, Hawaiian Islands, Marquesan Islands, Pitcai
Utility	No commercial value.