Scientific Name	Hapalogenys kishinouyei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith & Pope, 1906	Depth	5 - 50M
Chinese	岸上氏髭鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	縱帶髭鯛
Max Length	33.8 cm SL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	打鐵婆、四帶石鱸、縱帶髭鯛、番圭誌(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Rrado, Japan
Synonyms	Hepalogenys kishinouyei
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase( 2002)  Smith, H. M. etc. 1906 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055511. ASIZP0061022. FRIP00522. FRIP22070. NMMBP05730. NMMBP05731. NMMBP05732. NMMBP06495. NMMBP06496. NMMBP06626. NMMBP06628. NMMSTP00396. NTUM07266.
Common Name	Lined javelinfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XI, 14; anal-fin rays III, 9 ; pectoral-fin rays19. Body with 4 - 5 longitudinal dark stripes, sometimes with 1 vertical dark band on caudal peduncle. Apparent procumbent spinelike process. No scales on maxilla. Ten chin pores, often slitlike pores posteriorly. Poorly developed papillae and barbels on the fleshy lower lip. No dark margin on dorsal, caudal and anal fins.
habitats	Occurs in sandy or muddy areas in coastal waters. Feed on benthic invertebrates abd fishes.
Distribution	Western Pacific: southern Japan, East and South China Sea, Taiwan and northwestern Australia; including the Philippines. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.