Scientific Name	Naucrates ductor   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	10 - 60M
Chinese	黑帶鰺	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰺科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F364　Carangidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	舟鰤
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏甘、番軟鑽(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Pelagic, Ocean
Synonyms	Coryphaena pentadactyla, Gasterosteus ductor, Hemitripteronotus quinque-maculatus, Hemitripteronotus quinquemaculatus, Nauclerus abreviatus, Nauclerus annularis, Nauclerus brachycentrus, Nauclerus compressus, Nauclerus leucurus, Nauclerus triacanthus, Naucrates angeli, Naucrates cyanophrys, Naucrates fanfarus ...all 21..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Lin & Shao(1999)  Penden, A.E. etc. 1980 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Lin, P. L. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0054624. ASIZP0056728. ASIZP0058651. ASIZP0060093. ASIZP0062991. ASIZP0070136. ASIZP0070982. ASIZP0072293. ASIZP0072296. ASIZP0804151. ASIZP0804322. ASIZP0804323. ASIZP0914151. ASIZP0914322. ASIZP0914323. FRIP00721. FRIP00722. FRIP20156. FRIP20365. FRIP22159. FRIP22232. NMMBP04452. NMMBP04453. NMMBP04454. NMMSTP00485. NTUM07578.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pilot-fish; Pilotfish; Pilot; Pilot fish; Sucker
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	D. IV-V, I+26-28; A. II (rudiment with growth), I+17; P. i+18; G.R. 6+16; vertebrate 10+15. A cutaneous keel on each side of caudal peduncle well developed even in a relatively young stage. First dorsal fin do not connect by a membrane, except for those in very young. Finlet none. In live fish, 6 or 7 black bands against a light silvery background, but there also is a transient coloration (possibly aggressive display) with bands disappearing and most of fish silvery white with 3 broad blue patched in tandem across back; in fresh or preserved specimens, head dark, 5 or 6 dark, broad body bands and a similar band at end of caudal peduncle, bands 3 to 6 extending through soft dorsal- and anal-fin membranes, and the bands persistent at all sizes; rest of body bluish (fresh) or light to dusky; white tips prominent on upper and lower lobes of caudal fin, and smaller white tips on anterior lobes of second dorsal and anal fins; fins otherwise dusky to dark.
habitats	Oceanic species with a semi-obligate commensal relationship with sharks, rays, other bony fishes and turtles. Juveniles are frequently found in association with jellyfish; the larvae are widespread in epipelagic oceanic waters. Feeds on scraps of host's l
Distribution	Widespread circumtropical species. It is rare and only found in southwestern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh and salted or dried.