Scientific Name
Drepane punctata  
Pronounce  
 Drepane punctata斑點雞籠鯧
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Linnaeus, 1758) Depth 10 - 49M
Chinese 斑點雞籠鯧 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 雞籠鯧科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F392　Drepaneidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 斑點雞籠鯧 
Max Length 50 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 銅盤仔、鏡鯧、金鏡、定盤、咬破埔、金鐘(澎湖) 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、PonFu 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、
Lagoon 		 Holotype Locality Asia 
Synonyms Chaetodon falcatus, Chaetodon punctatus, Cryptosmilia luna, Drepana longimana, Drepane longimana, Drepane punctatus, Drepanichthys punctatus, Ephippus falcatus, Harpochirus longimanus, Harpochirus punctatus   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0056946. ASIZP0060274. ASIZP0061985. ASIZP0064753. ASIZP0064888. ASIZP0064892. ASIZP0072006. ASIZP0072014. ASIZP0072031. ASIZP0072040. ASIZP0078446. ASIZP0079408. ASIZP0800280. ASIZP0800281. ASIZP0800282. ASIZP0807247. ASIZP0900458. ASIZP0910280. ASIZP0910281. ASIZP0910282. ASIZP0917247. FRIP00372. FRIP21615. MTP0079. NMMBP03268. NMMBP06536. NMMBP06537. NMMBP06600. NTMP0909. NTMP1247. NTUM01316. NTUM02056. NTUM06484. NTUM08650. ROM71741. USNM00076617. USNM00177698. ...List all 38 records... 
Barcode2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name Sicklefish; Spotted bat fish; Spotted sicklefish; Spotted drepane; Spotted batfish; Drepane 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body oval and strongly compressed. Snout profile straight or concave; preorbital deep. Interorbital, preorbital, and broad preopercular flange naked; opercle scaly dorsally; ventral edge of preopercle serrate in juveniles; a fringe of cirri just behind chin. Mouth highly protrusible, forming a downward-pointing tube when protruded; jaws with bands of setiform teeth; maxilla exposed posteriorly. First gill arch with 5 gill rakers on upper limb, 10 or 11 on lower limb. A single dorsal fin, with VIII to X spines and 20 to 22 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 16 to 19 soft rays; caudal fin rounded or bluntly wedgeshaped, almost truncate in large adults; pectoral fins elongate, falciform, reaching caudal peduncle, with 16 to 18 rays. Lateral-line scales 46 to 50. Large adults with a bump or bony knob on interorbital region, a result of hyperostosis of frontal bones. Head and body silvery; dorsal part of body from below dorsal fin to caudal peduncle with 5 to 10 series of black spots arranged in vertical lines; fins dusky yellow; dorsal and caudal fins darker distally; 2 or 3 longitudinal rows of small dark spots on soft dorsal fin.
habitats Occurs in a variety of inshore habitats, such as sand or mud bottoms, reefs, estuaries and harbors. Found near coral and rock reefs at temperatures ranging from 26° to 29°C. Feeds on invertebrates and benthic fishes. 
Distribution Widespread in the tropical and temperate waters from India to northern Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part. 
Utility Marketed fresh.