Scientific Name	Springeratus xanthosoma   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	黃身跳磯鳚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	胎鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F448　Clinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黃身跳磯鳚
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	胎鳚、狗鰷、黃鳚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Karangbollong, Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Clinus xanthosoma
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)  Bleeker, P. 1857 Shen, S. C. 1971 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054735. ASIZP0054744. ASIZP0058541. ASIZP0073283. ASIZP0074191. ASIZP0075129. ASIZP0700390. ASIZP0805758. ASIZP0915758. BPBMI19558. NMMBP01104. NMMBP01105. NMMBP01106. NMMBP01107. NMMBP01108. NMMBP05614. NMMSTP00719. NTMP0006. NTOUP200711-045. NTOUP200712-055. NTOUP200801-048. NTOUP201003-208. NTOUP201006-357. NTUM01526. NTUM01527. NTUM01528. NTUM01530. NTUM01532. NTUM01534. NTUM01535. NTUM01536. NTUM01537. NTUM01538. NTUM01539. NTUM01540. NTUM01541. NTUM01543. ...List all 61 records...
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Clinid; Weedfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate and compressed. Snout not pointed, its length shorter than eye diameter. Cirrus on the fore-nostril simple. Supraorbital cirrus variable in shape, but usually with a short stalk, spatulate with 5 to 8 leaf-like branches distally. Prevomer and palatines with small conical teeth. Two dorsal fins, first with III spines, second with XXV-XXVIII spines and 4-5 soft rays; anal with II spines and 20-22 soft rays. Scales small and cycloid, embedded by the skin. Ground color of body orangish yellow to dark beown with dark cross bands.
habitats	Inhabits coastal esaweed beds in bays.
Distribution	Distributed in tropical Indo-West Pacific. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	No commercial value.