Scientific Name	Apogon unicolor   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883	Depth	10 - 35M
Chinese	單色天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	單色天竺鯛
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、大目丁(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. 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；3. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0055985. ASIZP0056009. ASIZP0061929. ASIZP0070557. ASIZP0079325. NMMSTP00919. NTUM02429. NTUM02880. NTUM02882. NTUM05233. NTUM07931. USNM00213267. USNM00213268. USNM00268283. USNM00268286. USNM00268287. USNM00268288.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14-15. Body light-yellow and anterior margin of scales dark. Body without any vertical stripe; a pair of uroneurals present; preopercular ridge strongly serrated; supramaxilla absent; no canine-like teeth; caudal fin forked.
habitats	Inhabits inshore coral reefs. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and Papua New Guinea.
Utility	No commercial value.