Scientific Name	Ostorhinchus properuptus			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Whitley, 1964)	Depth	3 - 30M
Chinese	黃帶鸚天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃帶鸚天竺鯛
Max Length	8.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Frederick Reef, Coral Sea
Synonyms	Apogon properupta, Apogon properuptus, Lovamia properupta
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Fishbase(2013)；3. 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.；4. Randall, J. E. (2005) Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. i-xii + 1-707.   Whitley, G. P. 1964 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	ASIZP0054861. ASIZP0056959. ASIZP0067107. ASIZP0067126. ASIZP0067137. ASIZP0071010. ASIZP0071124. ASIZP0802137. ASIZP0802138. ASIZP0802139. ASIZP0912137. ASIZP0912138. ASIZP0912139.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Southern orange-lined cardinal fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Maxillary reaching to below the center of pupil; small canine teeth on both jaws; dorsal fin reaching to the origin of anal fin when depressed; body except the black snout generally reddish brown and orangish ventrally; the first dorsal spine and the upper part of the membrane between third and fourth spines black; caudal fin forked.
habitats	Found in clear coastal and outer reefs, juveniles in harbors, boulder rock and usually in small aggregations. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific.
Utility	No commercial value.