Scientific Name	Malacanthus brevirostris   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Guichenot, 1848	Depth	5 - 50M
Chinese	短吻弱棘魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	弱棘魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F355　Malacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短吻弱棘魚
Max Length	32 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	軟棘魚、黃鴛鴦、魽吉仔(臺東)、假柳冷仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Madagascar
Synonyms	Dikellorhynchus incredibilis, Malacanthus hoedti, Malacanthus hoedtii, Malacanthus parvipinnis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056435. ASIZP0058862. ASIZP0059646. ASIZP0060391. ASIZP0067088. ASIZP0073538. ASIZP0802335. ASIZP0805832. ASIZP0805833. ASIZP0806087. ASIZP0912335. ASIZP0915832. ASIZP0915833. ASIZP0916087. FRIP20004. FRIP20061. FRIP21100. NMMBP01131. NMMBP06385. NMMBP08595. NMMSTP00189. NTMP0834. NTOU-AE6073. NTUM05660. NTUM06617.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Quakerfish; Stripetail tilefish; Banded blanquillo; Flagtail blanquillo
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, its depth 12 to 16% standard length. Preopercle edge smooth, angle 105°. Opercle with a single sharp spine, size about equal to pupil diameter. Snout short, 29 to 37% head length. Jaws extending posteriorly to anterior rim of orbit. Total gill rakers on first gill arch 12 to 18. Dorsal fin with I to IV spines and 52 to 60 soft rays. Anal fin with I spine and 46 to 53 soft rays. Caudal fin truncate to slightly rounded. Pored lateral-line scales 146 to 181. Dorsal portions of body light olive green, belly silver-white; dorsal fin faint pink with a narrow yellow upper margin; upper and lower lobes of caudal fin yellow, separated by a central white band and with characteristic 2 dark parallel bands.
habitats	Inhabits barren, open areas of outer reef slopes. Occurs in pairs over rocks or sandy areas adjacent to reefs. They usually live in a burrow of their own construction, often under a surface rock on sand. Has pelagic stage to at least 5 cm, hence smaller j
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to Panama, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe and Austral islands; throughout Micronesia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters, and Lyudao, Lanyu and Siao Liouciou Isla
Utility	Marketed fresh; aquarium fishes.