Scientific Name	Sargocentron spiniferum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	1 - 122M
Chinese	尖吻棘鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尖吻棘鱗魚
Max Length	51 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea
Synonyms	Adioryx spinifer, Holocentrum binotatum, Holocentrum leo, Holocentrum melanopterus, Holocentrum spiniferum, Holocentrum unipunctatum, Holocentrus bowiei, Holocentrus spinifer, Holocentrus spiniferus, Holocentrus verticalis, Holocentrus xanthurus, Perca spinifer, Sargocentron spinifer ...all 14..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)；Randall, J.E, 1998. Revision of the Indo-Pacific squirrelfishes (Beryciformes: Holocentridae: Holocentrinae) of the genus Sargocentron, with descriptions of four new species.. Indo-Pacific Fishe  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Randall, J. E. 1998 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054914. ASIZP0059358. ASIZP0062060. ASIZP0700386. FRIP20443. FRIP21379. NMMBP00580. NMMBP02295. NMMBP03054. NMMBP06585. NMMBP06586. NMMBP08602. NTOUP200801-024. NTUM03658. NTUM03660. USNM00288276. USNM00288295.
Common Name	Sabre squirrelfish; Spinecheek squirrelfish; Spiny squirrelfsih; Spiny squirrelfish; Long jawed squirrelfish; Long-jawed squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14-16 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 9-10 soft rays. Head and body red, scale edges silvery white; spinous dorsal crimson in color; other fins orange-yellow; vertically oblong crimson spot on preopercle behind eye. Five oblique scale rows on cheek; body depth 2.4-2.6 in SL; head length 2.55-2.85 in SL; lower jaw when closed slightly to moderately projecting; snout length 3.0-3.8 in HL larger than orbit diameter in adults; interorbital width 6.3-8.7 in HL; maxilla extending posteriorly to a vertical at front edge of the orbit; anterior end of nasal bone often with 2 close-set, short spines; medioposterior margin of nasal bone spineless; large nasal fossa spineless on margin; slight ridge of upper edge of suborbital bones weakly serrate; 2 subequal opercular spines; long preopercular spine, usually greater than orbit diameter in specimens at least 20 cm SL; 3rd or 4th dorsal spine longest, 1.7-2.3 in HL; 3rd anal spine 1.7-2.3 in HL.
habitats	A solitary species that inhabits a variety of reef zones from reef flats to lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 122 m and is fairly common in areas not subjected to heavy spear fishing. Found under ledges during the day. Largest species of squ
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia. Of course Include Taiwan.
Utility	Commercial food species, edible.