Scientific Name	Macroramphosus scolopax   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	25 - 600M
Chinese	鷸嘴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鷸嘴魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F298　Macroramphosidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	長吻魚(鷺管魚)
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	長嘴仔
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mediterranean Sea
Synonyms	Balistes scolopax, Centriscus gracilis, Centriscus scolopax, Centriscus squamosus, Macroramphosus gracilis, Macrorhamphosus elevatus, Macrorhamphosus scolopax, Silurus cornutus, Solenostomus scolopax
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2005)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0053877. ASIZP0060084. ASIZP0063106. ASIZP0064763. ASIZP0064766. ASIZP0064770. ASIZP0800069. ASIZP0800071. ASIZP0800072. ASIZP0805667. ASIZP0805668. ASIZP0805669. ASIZP0910069. ASIZP0910071. ASIZP0910072. CAS214449. NMMBP02881. NMMBP05583. NMNSF00232. NMNSF00573. NMNSF00621. NMNSF00788. NTMP1051. NTMP1129. NTOU-AE6278. NTOU-AE6279. NTOU-AE6280. NTUM06665. NTUM06890. NTUM07103. NTUM07557.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Snipefish; Snipe-fish; Slender snipefish; Spine trumpet fish; Trumpetfish; Bellowfish; Common bellowsfish; Lonspine snipefish; Longspine snipefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body compressed, deep, widest point at or posterior to midbody at origin of first dorsal fin, narrowing at caudal peduncle. Head elongate; snout long, tubular; mouth small, toothless, located at tip of snout; eyes lateral, large. First dorsal fin originating at or behind midbody; second spine greatly enlarged, posterior edge serrated, other spines stout but short; pelvic fins small, originating at or behind midbody. Lateral line absent. Body covered with small but distinct scales, 2 series of bony plates embedded in the skin on the back between head and dorsal fin, each series consisting of 3 well-developed plates and a fourth much smaller plate. Body orange, pink, or red on back; paler and silvery on sides.
habitats	Found between the seabed and midwater on the lower continental shelf, over sand. Juveniles found in oceanic surface waters; adults normally live close to the bottom (normally in 50-350 m depth). Gregarious. Juveniles feed mainly on pelagic invertebrates,
Distribution	Ranges across tropical and temperate Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans, probably worldwide. It is found in southwestern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.