Scientific Name	Dipterygonotus balteatus   Pronounce			by: ©Sainsbury, Keith: CSIRO
Author	(Valenciennes, 1830)	Depth	37 - 91M
Chinese	雙鰭烏尾鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	烏尾鮗科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F371　Caesionidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙鰭梅鯛
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	烏尾冬仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sri Lanka
Synonyms	Dipterogonotus leucogramicus, Dipterygonatus balteatus, Dipterygonotus balteata, Dipterygonotus gruveli, Dipterygonotus leucogrammicus, Dipterygonotus leucogrammieus, Smaris balteatus
Reference	福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1830 朱元鼎 編 1984 朱元鼎 編 1985
Specimen List	ASIZP0057554.
Common Name	Rubyfish; Redbait; Mottled fusilier
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body slender, fusiform, elongate and moderately compressed. Two postmaxillary processes; small conical teeth on dentary and vomer; premaxilla and palatines without teeth. Dorsal fin usually with XIV spines and 8 to 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and usually 9 or 10 soft rays; pectoral fin with 16 to 19 rays. Scales in lateral line 68 to 80; upper peduncular scale rows 11 to 14, lower peduncular scale rows 15 to 18; scale rows above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 9 to 1 1 ; scale rows below lateral line to origin of anal fin 15 to 18; usually 6 to 9 scale rows on cheek; predorsal scales usually 29 to 34; dorsal and anal fins without scales, supratemporal band of scales indistinct, scales in interorbital region reaching near to ascending premaxillary process. Body brownish bronze dorsally; silvery white ventrally; a thin, straight, tan stripe about 1 scale wide from orbit to caudal fin, directly above lateral line for the anterior half of its length, about 2 scales above lateral line on caudal peduncle; above and parallel to this stripe 2 thin, irregular, and usually interrupted stripes of the same colour. Dorsal, anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins clear to pinkish; axil of pectoral fin black; caudal fin tan to pinkish.
habitats	Primarily a near-shore pelagic species, but swims mainly in open water away from reefs. Mixed with other planktivores and is easily overlooked. Feeds on zooplankton.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa, not including the Red Sea or Arabian (Persian) Gulf, to the Solomon Islands. It is very rare and only found in Penghu Is..
Utility	Occasionally marketed fresh. Important as a tuna baitfish in the Maldives and the Laccadive Archipelago.