Scientific Name	Cirrhitichthys aureus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)	Depth	3 - 20M
Chinese	金	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F402　Cirrhitidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	金
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	深水格、格仔、金獅(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Cirrhites aureus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  朱元鼎 編 1985 Tanaka, Y. etc. 1991 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055492. ASIZP0059133. ASIZP0067037. ASIZP0070833. ASIZP0070836. ASIZP0802320. ASIZP0804801. ASIZP0804852. ASIZP0912320. ASIZP0914801. ASIZP0914852. NMMBP01744. NMMBP05385. NMMSTP00306. NTMP1045. NTUM03773. NTUM03774. NTUM03844. NTUM04350. NTUM08621.
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Yellow hawkfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate; body depth 2.2-2.3 in standard length; snout pointed. A fringe of cirri on hind edge of anterior nostril. Interorbital space scaleless. Palatine teeth present. A single dorsal fin with X spines and 12 rays, a tuft of cirri near tip of each dorsal spine; anal fin with III spines and 6 rays; lower 6-7 pectoral rays unbrached, the longest ray reaching a vertical through base of second anal spine; caudal fin emarginate. Lateral line complete, with 40-44 scales; 3 rows of scales above lateral line; 4 rows of large scales on cheek. Body bright yellow to yellowish orange with 5 yellowish brown vertical bands or irregular blotches, but dorsal fin without markings; fins yellow to pale reddish brown.
habitats	Occurs on rocky cliffs in deep water. Also inhabits muddy substrates in protected bays where wave action has no influence.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from India east to Sagami Bay in Japan and south to China. A new record was reported from southern Indonesia. It is found in southern, northeastern and northern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.