Scientific Name	Plectrypops lima   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1831)	Depth	5 - 40M
Chinese	灘塗多鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	灘塗琉球鰃
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	多鱗松毬、金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius, Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Holotrachys lima, Myripristis lima, Myripristis lina, Plectotrypops lima, Plectripops lima
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  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056239. ASIZP0806571. ASIZP0916571. NMMBP02456.
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Shy soldier; Roughscale soldierfish; Rough scale soldierfish; Shy soldierfish; Cardinal soldierfish; Fleshy squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 14-16 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 10-12 soft rays. Scale coarsely ctenoid; no pair of tooth patches at front of lower jaw outside gape; color is uniform bright red.
habitats	An uncommon inhabitant of reefs; hides in deep recesses during the day and roams the reef at night. Feeds on small crustaceans, crustacean larvae, and small fishes.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: Easter Island.
Utility	Not commercial food species; edible.