Scientific Name	Sargocentron spinosissimum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)	Depth	120 - 230M
Chinese	刺棘鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大刺棘鱗魚
Max Length	17.7 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆、尖嘴仔(臺東)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality stated [長崎市/Nagasaki, Japan, western Pacific]
Synonyms	Adioryx spinosissimus, Holocentrum spinosissimum, Holocentrus spinosissimus, Sargocentron spinossisimum
Reference	Nakamura (1943)。陳等(2010)。  Randall, J. E. 1998
Specimen List	ASIZP0054636. FRIP00551. FRIP00552. NMMBP02454. NMMBP05656. NTMP1292. NTUM06995. NTUM07674.
Common Name	Squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI-VIIXVII spines and 12-13 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 8-9 soft rays. Body with 9 red stripes alternating with 9 narrower white stripes that pass along the middle of the longitudinal scale rows; head red with a white bar along the posterior margin of preopercle. Five oblique scale rows on cheek; body depth 2.45-2.75 in SL; head length (HL) 2.5-2.7 in SL; snout length 3.6-4.0 in HL; large eyes, orbit diameter 2.6-3.1; least interorbital width 4.5-5.1 in HL; maxilla extending from a vertical at front edge of the pupil to slightly beyond the center of the eye, upper jaw length 2.45-2.8 in HL; premaxillary groove usually not reaching a vertical at front edge of the orbit; rounded anterior end of nasal bone; moderately large nasal fossa, often spineless (1 specimen with 1 spinule on anterior edge on one side, another with 2 projecting outward); upper surface of nasal bone with 4-16 small retrorse spines between nasal fossa and edge of premaxillary groove; often 2 or 3 small retrorse spines posteriorly on medial edge of nasal bone (premaxillary groove margin); 2 long opercular spines, the lower about 3/4 length to nearly as long as the upper spine; preopercular spine, 4.45-6.6 in HL; ridge at upper edge of suborbital bones serrate, the serrae decreasing in size posteriorly; 3rd or 4th dorsal spine longest, 1.9-2.25 in HL; 3rd anal spine 1.35-1.6 in HL; rounded caudal fin lobes.
habitats	Inhabits rocky soil of deep waters. Inhabits in 20-50 meter deep ocean. Nocturnal behaviour, feed during the night.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: southern Japan to Taiwan; also reported from Hawaii.
Utility	Commerical foods species. Edible. Palatable.