Scientific Name	Pomadasys argenteus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	15 - 115M
Chinese	銀雞魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	銀石鱸
Max Length	70 cm TL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞仔魚、石鱸、厚鱸
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Djedda, Red Sea
Synonyms	Coius gudgutia, Labrus commersonnii, Lutjanus hasta, Lutjanus microstomus, Polotus nitidus, Pomadasys hasta, Pomodasys argenteus, Pomodasys hasta, Pristipoma argenteum, Pristipoma chrysobalion, Pristipoma commersonnii, Pristipoma hasta, Pristipoma manadense ...all 15..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055591. ASIZP0055631. ASIZP0057574. ASIZP0059225. ASIZP0061257. ASIZP0064833. ASIZP0064835. ASIZP0069713. ASIZP0072304. ASIZP0076065. ASIZP0079081. ASIZP0079230. ASIZP0080006. ASIZP0080007. ASIZP0080008. ASIZP0700264. ASIZP0800257. ASIZP0800299. ASIZP0802592. ASIZP0802593. ASIZP0802594. ASIZP0803257. ASIZP0807320. ASIZP0807321. ASIZP0807322. ASIZP0910257. ASIZP0913257. ASIZP0917320. ASIZP0917321. ASIZP0917322. FRIP21216. NMMBP06355. NMMBP06362. NTUM01173. NTUM04837. NTUM06701. NTUM07022. ...List all 37 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-01-20,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Silver grunt; Spotted javelinfish; Head grunt; Lined silver grunter; Lined silver grunt
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XII, 14 ; anal-fin rays III, 7 ; pectoral-fin rays17. Body ovate; head profile almost straight. Mouth small; lips not thickened; two pores and a central groove under the chin. No antrorse spine before the dorsal fin origin; notch between the spinous and soft-rayed portion of the dorsal fin shallow. Color is generally silver-mauve to fawn above, white below. Small specimens with numerous spots aligned horizontally or fused into horizontal lines; large specimens plain or with scattered charcoal scale spots on back and upper sides; the snout is dark brown; the upper operculum charcoal or purplish.
habitats	Found in coastal waters. Enters freshwaters.Feed on benthic invertebrates and fishes. Marketed fresh, may be salted.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to the Philippines, north to southern Japan, and south to northern Australia. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fisheries and aquarium species.