Scientific Name	Parupeneus pleurostigma   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bennett, 1831)	Depth	3 - 46M
Chinese	黑斑海緋鯉	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F382　Mullidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑斑副緋鯉
Max Length	33 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	秋姑、鬚哥、黑點秋哥(澎湖)、外海秋哥(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mauritius
Synonyms	Parupenaeus pleurostigma, Parupeneus brandesii, Parupeneus pelurostigma, Pseudupeneus brandesii, Pseudupeneus pleurostigma, Upeneus brandesii, Upeneus pleurostigma
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Bennett, E. T. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058471. ASIZP0058993. ASIZP0805850. ASIZP0915850. NMMBP04918. NMMBP04919. NMMBP08560. NMMSTP00138. NTUM04524.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Sidespot goatfish; Sidedspot goatfish; Spotted goatfish; Whitespot goatfish; Blackspot goatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, and moderately compressed. Chin with 2 slender barbels which usually reach to or posterior to rear edge of preopercle. Snout moderate; dorsal profile of snout straight to before eye; mouth small, maxilla reaching about 1/2 distance to anterior edge of eye; a single row of well-spaced, stout, conical teeth in jaws; no teeth on roof of mouth. First gill arch with 6 to 8 (rarely 8) gill rakers on upper limb, 21 to 25 on lower limb (total 28 to 32). Two well-separated dorsal fins, the first with VIII spines, the second fin with 9 soft rays; first dorsal-fin spine very short; longest dorsal-fin spine 1.4 to 1.8 times in head length; last ray of second dorsal and anal fins distinctly longer than penultimate ray; anal fin with I spine and 6 soft rays; pectoral-fin rays 15 to 17. Lateral-line scales 27 or 28; 3 rows of scales between dorsal fins; 8 or 9 rows of scales along upper part of caudal peduncle. Body yellowish grey to light red, often with a pale blue to whitish spot on scales of body and irregular blue lines around eye; a black spot usuallymuch larger than eye centred on lateral line below rear base of first dorsal fin, with a large oval white spot posterior and adjacent to it; base of second dorsal fin blackish, the outer part yellow with dark-edged blue lines.
habitats	Primarily an insular species. Usually solitary, it occurs in seagrass beds as well as over sand, rubble, or coral and rock bottoms of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 46 m. Feeds on benthic animals like crabs, polychaetes and other
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Hawaii, Line, Marquesas and Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Throughout Micronesia. It is a common species in Taiwan, especially in southern part.
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