Scientific Name
Parapristipoma trilineatum  
Pronounce  
 Parapristipoma trilineatum三線磯鱸
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Thunberg, 1793) Depth 10 - 50M
Chinese 三線磯鱸 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 石鱸科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F374　Haemulidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 三線磯鱸 
Max Length 40 cm SL  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 三線雞魚、黃雞仔、雞仔魚、番仔加誌、黃公仔魚、黃雞魚、三爪仔、雞魚(澎湖)、青筆 
Distribution in World Japan to Taiwan   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Japan 
Synonyms Hapalogenys meyenii, Parapristipoma trilineatus, Perca trilineata   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  Kimura, S. 1984 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. 2000 Yukio Iwatsuki, Hans-Joachim Paepke, Seishi Kimura etc. 2000 Iwatsuki, Y., H.-J. Paepke, S. Kimura etc. 2000 
Specimen List ASIZP0055491. ASIZP0055729. ASIZP0055736. ASIZP0060654. ASIZP0061165. ASIZP0070098. ASIZP0073290. ASIZP0073291. ASIZP0078994. ASIZP0079094. ASIZP0080071. ASIZP0080083. ASIZP0700029. ASIZP0804162. ASIZP0805765. ASIZP0805766. ASIZP0900512. ASIZP0914162. ASIZP0915765. ASIZP0915766. BPBMI23154. FRIP00808. FRIP20305. FRIP20346. FRIP20410. MTP0001. MTP0051. MTP0083. MTP0102. MTP0171. NMMBP00096. NMMBP00786. NMMBP01296. NMMBP01868. NMMBP04001. NMMBP04045. NMMBP04218. ...List all 55 records... 
Barcode2008-08-05,鄭惇遠,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name Chicken grunt; Grunt 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal-fin rays IV, 17; anal-fin rays III, 8; pectoral-fin rays 19. Chin with 6 pores and no median pit containing a pore on each side; Chin naked without barbells, frequently swollen with age; no antrorse spine before first dorsal-fin spine; 23-25 gill rakers on first gill arch; swimbladder without horn-like extensions anteriorly
habitats The species prefers relative warm water, high salinity, and rocky shores. The species does seasonal offshore-inshore migrations in limited areas. Feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes. 
Distribution Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, East China Sea and Taiwan. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, North, East, North-East, West. 
Utility Commercial fishery and aquarium species. Cultured and released for fishery in Japan.