Scientific Name	Lampris guttatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Brünnich, 1788)	Depth	100 - 400M
Chinese	斑點月魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	月魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F202　Lampridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑點月魚
Max Length	200 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	月魚、花點三角仔、紅皮刀(臺東)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Elsinore [Helsingør, Sjælland/Zealand, Denmark, Øresund/Öresund/The Sound, Western Baltic Sea] No types known
Synonyms	Lampris immaculata, Lampris lauta, Lampris luna, Lampris regius, Scomber gunneri, Scomber pelagicus, Zeus guttatus, Zeus imperialis, Zeus luna, Zeus regius, Zeus stroemii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Brünnich, M. T. 1788 Oelschlager, H.A. 1974 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Castro-Aguirre, J.L. etc. 2001 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0070651. ASIZP0078635. FRIP22356.
Common Name	Opah; San Pedrofish; Sunfish; Spotted opah; Cravo; Gudlax; Moonfish; Glacefish; Jerusalem haddock; Kingfish; Mariposa
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, compressed. Teeth absent. Dorsal- and anal-fin bases long; anterior portion of dorsal fin elongate; dorsal-fin rays 48 to 55; anal-fin rays 33 to 41; pectorals long and falcate; pelvic fins similar to pectoral fins in shape and a little longer; caudal fin broadly lunate. Dark steely blue dorsally shading into green with silver and purple iridescence, belly rosy, body covered with silvery spots in irregular rows, light mottling on caudal and dorsal fins; vermillion on fins and jaws, golden around eyes.
habitats	Oceanic and apparently solitary. Principal food are squids and small fishes. Probably spawns in the spring. Swims by flapping the pectoral fins.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical and temperate waters. It is found in waters around Taiwan.
Utility	Considered a good food fish; marketed fresh and frozen; prepared as sashimi.