Scientific Name	Synodus rubromarmoratus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Russell & Cressey, 1979	Depth	5 - 50M
Chinese	紅花斑狗母魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	紅花斑狗母魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅花斑狗母、狗母梭、狗母、番狗母(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mrs. Watson's Bay, Lizard Island [14°40'S, 145°27'E], Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific], depth 15 meters
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.3(FAO,1999)
Specimen List	ASIZP0066653. ASIZP0801874. ASIZP0911874. FRIP21257. NMMBP01250. NTOU-AE6057. NTUM04623. USNM00217615.
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Redmarbled lizardfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body subcylindrical, slihgtly depressed on head. Anterior palatine teeth not longer than more posterior teeth, and not in discrete group; Not more than 30 teeth on free end of tongue. Nasal flap long and blunt-tipped. Cheek behind mouth fully scaled; scales above lateral line 3.5. Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 10-12 rays; anal fin with 8-10; Anal-fin base shorter than dorsal-fin base; process of pelvic fins wide. Bright red bars of body are distinctive; no dark spots on upper distal corner of operculum.
habitats	Found coastal reefs to outer reefs, usually on deep slopes in depths over 20 m on sand and rubble bottoms.
Distribution	Distributed in Maldives and from Taiwan to the Great Barrier Reef. It very rare and only found in Penghu Islands.
Utility	Marketed fresh