Scientific Name	Parupeneus barberinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1801)	Depth	5 - 100M
Chinese	單帶海緋鯉	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	條斑副緋鯉
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	大條、秋姑、鬚哥、番秋哥(澎湖)、海汕秋哥(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	near the Moluccas
Synonyms	Mullus barberinus, Parupenaeus barberinus, Parupeneus berberinus, Pseudopeneus barberinus, Pseudupeneus barberinus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059550. FRIP00816. FRIP20184. NMMBP02710. NMMBP03384. NMMBP04247. NMMBP06560. NMMBP06599. NMMBP08505. NMMBP08677. NMMSTP00744. NTUM03153. NTUM03154. NTUM03155. NTUM03156. NTUM03157. NTUM03158. NTUM03159. NTUM03160. NTUM03827. NTUM06812. NTUM06837.
Common Name	Dash-and-dot goatfish; Dot and dash goatfish; Dash-dot goatfish; Dash & dot goatfish; Dash and dot goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate, and moderately compressed. Chin with 2 slender barbels which usually reach posterior to rear margin of preopercle; snout long; dorsal profile of snout straight; mouth small, maxilla reaching only about 1/2 distance to front edge of eye; a single row of well-spaced, stout, conical teeth in jaws; no teeth on roof of mouth. First gill arch with 6 or 7 gill rakers on upper limb, 20 to 25 on lower limb (total 26 to 32). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first with VIII spines, the second fin with 9 soft rays; first dorsal-fin spine very short; longest dorsal-fin spine 1.15 to 1.7 times in head length; last ray of second dorsal and anal fins equal to or a little longer than penultimate ray; anal fin with I spine and 6 soft rays; pectoral-fin rays 16 to 18 (usually 17). Lateral-line scales 27 or 28; 3 rows of scales between dorsal fins; 8 or 9 rows of scales along upper part of caudal peduncle. Body a black stripe from snout through lower part of eye and along back to below rear base of second dorsal fin; back above stripe light grey-brown to yellow, below whitish, the scale edges narrowly grey to reddish brown; a round black spot, larger than eye in adults, posteriorly on midside of caudal peduncle; diagonal pale blue lines alternating with brownish yellow extending dorsoposteriorly and ventroanteriorly from eye, with 1 or 2 parallel blue lines on cheek. Fish taken from deeper water are more red than those from the shallows; the dark stripe on body and spot on peduncle of the deep-dwelling fish may be red.
habitats	Inhabits large sand patches as well as sand and rubble areas of reef flats, and lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of about 100 m. Forages on sand-dwelling invertebrates like polychaete worms and crustaceans.. Adults solitary or in small groups. Juvenile
Distribution	Occurs throughout most of the Indo-Pacific from East Africa south to South Africa and eastward to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands; north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Throughout Micronesia. It is a common species in Taiwan, especially in
Utility	Marketed fresh.