Scientific Name	Yarica hyalosoma			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1852)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	扁頭亞氏天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	扁頭天竺鯛
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Ambon, Batavia, Samarang [Semarang]; Bima, Sumbawae; Benculen, Padang, Priaman, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonyms	Apogon hyalosoma, Mionorus bombonensis, Mionurus bombonensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104  Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0056949. ASIZP0058201. ASIZP0063573. ASIZP0064822. ASIZP0064905. ASIZP0070382. ASIZP0070454. ASIZP0800242. ASIZP0800326. ASIZP0910242. NMMBP02119. NMMBP02144. NMMBP02274. NMNSF00092. NTUM06328.
Barcode	2011-07-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Humpbacked cardinalfish; Mangrove cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Body with a marked concavity at nape; snout slightly shorter than eye; Interorbital space about 3/4 of eye. Mouth oblique, maxillary reaching almost to below hindborder of eye, superamaxilla large. Color in formalin yellowish or brownish; a large black blotch near base caudal right on the last lateral line scales.
habitats	Usually found in brackish water or freshwater of river mouths. Nocturnal species. Feeds on polychaetes and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Asia and Oceania: Japan south to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Recorded from New Caledonia.
Utility	No commercial value.