Scientific Name	Iso rhothophilus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Ogilby, 1895)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	刀浪花魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	背手銀漢魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F247　Notocheiridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	澳洲浪花銀漢魚
Max Length	7.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙丁魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Maroubra Bay between Port Jackson and Botany Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Synonyms	Iso flosmaris, Tropidostethops rhothophilus, Tropidostethus rhothophilus
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 Kim, Y.U. etc. 1997 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	BPBMI23226.
Common Name	Surf sardine; Flower of the wave
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body strongly compressed and deepest at pectorals. Head short, its length contained 1.5 times in body depth. Dorsal edge of opercle with notch and small process above it. Mouth small, oblique. Teeth in jaws in single row, covering about half free edge of premaxilla. Teeth present or absent on vomer, always present on basihyal, but absent on palatines. Gill slit present behind last gill arch; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 9 to 14. First dorsal fin with III to VI small, weak spines; second dorsal fin with I spine and 10 to 17 soft rays; anal fin with I spine and 20 to 28 soft rays. Body scales small, cycloid; area between head and first dorsal fin, sides of head, and abdomen naked; midlateral scales 42 to 55. Body translucent with side of body silvery; broad silvery midlateral band terminating in small oval spot before caudal-fin base.
habitats	Most commonly found in surf around rocky headlands and along the shoreline, occasionally also in more still waters of river mouths. Very delicate and do not survive handling.
Distribution	Around the coasts of Australia, probably throughout the Pacific Ocean as it has been collected as far north as Taiwan. It is found in southeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.