Scientific Name	Upeneus moluccensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1855)	Depth	10 - 120M
Chinese	馬六甲緋鯉	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	馬六甲緋鯉
Max Length	22 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	秋姑、鬚哥、秋高
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Mulloides auriflamma, Mulloides flavolineatus, Mulloidichthys auriflamma, Upeneoides dubius, Upeneoides fasciolatus, Upeneoides moluccensis, Upeneus molluccensis, Upeneus mollucensis, Upeneus mulluscensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  P. Bleeker 1855 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057545. ASIZP0066607. ASIZP0801469. ASIZP0911469. FRIP01176. FRIP03224. FRIP21644. NMMBP05389. NMMBP05390. NMMSTP00064. NMNSF00222. NTUM03143. NTUM03144. NTUM03145. NTUM03146.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Red goatfish; Goldband goatfish; Gold band goatfish; Gold bond goatfish; Golden stripe goatfish; Goldband goldfish; Goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate. Chin with 2 slender short barbels which do not reach posterior margin of preopercle. Mouth small; villiform teeth in a narrow band in jaws, on palatines, and in 2 small patches on vomer. First gill arch with 7 to 9 gill rakers on upper limb, 19 to 22 on lower limb (total 26 to 30). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first with VIII spines, but frist spine small, and the second with 9 soft rays; second and third dorsal-fin spines longest, 1.45 to 1.65 times in head length; anal fin with I spine and 7 soft rays; pectoral-fin rays 15 to 17. Lateral-line scales 33 to 35; no scales on side of snout; small scales basally on second dorsal and anal fins; 5.5 scales between dorsal fins; 12 or 13 scales along dorsal edge of caudal peduncle. A golden yellow stripe about as broad as pupil from behind upper part of eye to upper base of caudal fin; back above stripe silvery pink, below silvery; snout silvery pink; upper lobe of caudal fin with 6 or 7 oblique red cross bars, the lower lobe red or longitudinally streaked with red; dorsal fins with red stripes; barbels white to pink; peritoneum brown to dark brown.
habitats	Found in coastal waters with a muddy substrate. Forms large schools. Usually fast swimming with short stops to feed.
Distribution	Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters of Indo-Pacific from east coast of Africa to Southeast Asia; northward to Japan, southward to the northern coasts of Australia and New Caledonia. It is found in western, northern and northwestern Taiwa
Utility	Marketed fresh. Utilized for fish meal. Valued also for its roe.