Scientific Name	Ostichthys japonicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	30 - 200M
Chinese	日本骨鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本骨鰃
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Myripristis japonicus, Ostichthys japonicas, Ostichtys japonicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)；Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1.. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p.  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055453. ASIZP0805875. ASIZP0915875. CAS13610. NMMBP00046. NMMBP00582. NMMBP01246. NMMBP01859. NTMP0790. NTMP1310. NTOU-AE6221. NTOUP200801-004. NTUM03681. NTUM03682. NTUM06713. SU49370.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Sea goldfish; Brocade perch; Golden perch
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII-XIII spines and 12-14 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 10-12 rays, pectoral fin with 16-17 soft rays; lateral line 28-30; gill rakers 7-10+12-14=20-23. Body red, eye big, fins reddish white. Last dorsal spine longer than the penulatimate one and applied to 1st dorsal ray. Space between last dorsal spine and 1st dorsal ray about 1/2 the space between the last 2 dorsal spines. Infroprbital bone height below eye center about 1/2 of eye diameter.
habitats	Found in the sublittoral zone. Biggest body length is 15cm. Inhabit 30m deep ocean.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the Andaman Islands, and Australia. Also known from Fiji and Tuvalu.
Utility	Commercial food species, edible.