Scientific Name	Ostichthys sheni   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Chen, Shao & Mok, 1990	Depth	50 - 200M
Chinese	沈氏骨鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	沈氏骨鰃
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Chungchou, Taiwan
Synonyms	Ostichthys japonicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2008)；Chen, J-P., K.-T. Shao and H-K Mok, 1990. A review of the myripristin fishes from Taiwan with description of a new species.. Bull. Inst. Zool., Academia Sinica 29(4):249-264  Chen, J.-P., K.-T. Shao, etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0065888. ASIZP0074741. ASIZP0800686. ASIZP0910686. FRIP00768. NMMBP00140. NTUM07668.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sea goldfish
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 uniformly light reddish, with big eye and mouth.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment. Nocturnal behaviour, feed on preys during night. Other ecological behaviour is unclear.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial species, edible.