Scientific Name	Apogonichthys ocellatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Weber, 1913)	Depth	1 - 5M
Chinese	眼斑原天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	眼斑原天竺魚
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	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、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Sanguisape and Ubian, Sulu Archipelago; Kwandang Bay, n. Sulawesi [Celebes]; Nusa Laut; [Siboga sta. 93, 99, 115, 234]
Synonyms	Apogon ocellatus, Apogonichthys ahimsa
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. Fraser, T. H. and E. A. Lachner (1986)A revision of the cardinalfish suenera Pristiapogon and Zoramia (genus Apogon) of the Indo-Pacific region (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 412: i-iii + 1-47；4. 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	ASIZP0054925. ASIZP0055949. ASIZP0056953. ASIZP0060450. ASIZP0063569. NMMSTP00250. NTOUP200611-806. NTOUP200801-055. NTOUP201003-204. NTUM02869. NTUM02872. NTUM04256. NTUM05005. NTUM05011. NTUM05071. USNM00349422.
Common Name	Ocellated cardinal; Ocellated cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII+I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 15. Brownish with faint dark stripes; oblique brown bar below eye; large ocellated black spot on first dorsal fin. The tube at the anterior nostril long; palatine toothless; supramaxilla present; caudal fin rounded.
habitats	Occurs inshore. Found in shallow sheltered lagoons and harbors, hiding among rocks, rubble, or clumps of brown algae. Nocturnal species. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to southern Great Barrier Reef and Rapa; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.