Scientific Name	Ostichthys kaianus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1880)	Depth	310 - 640M
Chinese	白線骨鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	深海骨鰃
Max Length	36 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	Japan to East China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kai Islands, Indonesia, Arafura Sea [eastern Indian Ocean], Challenger station 192, depth 129 fathoms
Synonyms	Myripristis guezei, Myripristis kaianus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)；Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen and R. C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea.. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p  Smith, M. M. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056559. FRIP21413. NMMBP00131. NMMBP01331. NMMBP03176.
Common Name	Deepwater soldier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 13 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 11 soft rays. Body red, with a series of silvery white streaks forming a longitudinal white line along each row of scales, fins reddish white.
habitats	Attains max size 36 cm TL. Inhabit bathydemersal marine environment, depth range 310 - 640m.
Distribution	Indian Ocean: Reunion and northwestern Australia. Weston Pacific: Indonesia and New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia.
Utility	Commercial species, edible.