Scientific Name	Hapalogenys nigripinnis			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	黑鰭髭鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑鰭髭鯛
Max Length	40 cm SL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	銅盆魚、番圭誌(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Canton, China
Synonyms	Hapalogenys aculeatus, Hapalogenys guentheri, Hapalogenys nitens, Hepalogenys nigripinnis, Hepalogenys nitens, Pogonias nigripinnis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)； 福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996 Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 2005
Specimen List	ASIZP0055744. ASIZP0061716. ASIZP0071100. ASIZP0804230. ASIZP0900161. FRIP00205. MTP0004. MTP0007. NMMBP00645. NMMBP04228. NMMSTP00356. NMNSF00468. NMNSF00583. NMNSF00614. NTMP1287. NTMP1334.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Black grunt
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XI, 15; anal-fin rays III, 9 ; pectoral-fin rays19.Body with 2 indistinct oblique bands. Procumbent spinelike process apparent, but rarely in smaller individuals of about 10 cm SL. Scales on maxilla present. Ten chin pores, plus 2 very small pores near the symphysis, plus 4 pores on each lower jaw (sometimes slitlike posteriorly); the posterior pores rarely covered by a membrane. Poorly developed papillae and barbels on the fleshy lower lip. No dark margin on dorsal, caudal and anal fins.
habitats	Inhabits the sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms. Feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: northern Honshu, southern Korea, southern Japan, Taiwan and East China Sea. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.