Scientific Name	Chirocentrus dorab   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	0 - 120M
Chinese	寶刀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	寶刀魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F096　Chirocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	寶刀魚
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	西刀、布刀、獅刀鱙
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Ocean、Estuary、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea; [Mochhae] Al-Mukhā, Yemen, Red Sea
Synonyms	Chirocentris dorab, Chirocentrus hypselosoma, Clupea dentex, Clupea dorab, Esox chirocentrus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鱘形目；海鰱目；鯡形目及鼠鱚目(張, 2001)  Forsskål, P. 1775 Whitehead, P. J. P. 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 張世義 編著 2001 THÉODORE MONOD ?
Specimen List	ASIZP0057347. ASIZP0057663. ASIZP0700326. FRIP00393. FRIP03199. NMMBP06429. NMMSTP00563. NTMP0705. NTUM03782. NTUM07527.
Common Name	Silver barfish; Wolf-herring; Wolfherring; Wolf herring; Dorab; Blackfin wolf herring; Dorab wolf herring; Dorab wolf-herring; Dorab wolfherring
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, strongly compressed, belly sharp, but without scutes. Scales cycloid, very small, easily shed est. Mouth relatively large, directed upward. Large canine teeth in both jaws; 2 canine teeth on premaxillae pointing anteriorly. Gill rakers on first gill arch 1 to 4 on upper limb and 10 to 16 on lower limb. Dorsal fin located posterior to vertical through body midpoint. Pectoral fins relatively short (11 to 13% standard length). Pelvic fins very small, with 7 fin rays. Body blue-green with a tinge of violet on back, flanks silvery; upper part of dorsal fin black; anal fin hyaline.
habitats	Occurs inshore, including brackish waters. Voracious predators of small schooling fishes, e.g., herrings and anchovies. Feeds mainly on small fishes, but perhaps also crustaceans.
Distribution	Widespread tropical Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia. It is a common species in Taiwan and present in all coastal waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, frozen or dried and salted.