Scientific Name	Parascolopsis tosensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kamohara, 1938)	Depth	150 - 300M
Chinese	土佐副眶棘鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金線魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F376　Nemipteridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本副眶棘鱸
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	土佐副赤尾冬、石兵、雞仔、紅尾冬仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kochi, Japan
Synonyms	Scolopsis tosensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Russell, B.C., 1990. Nemipterid fishes of the world. (Threadfin breams, whiptail breams, monocle breams, dwarf monocle breams, and coral breams). Family Nemipterida  Russell, B. C. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056229. NMMBP03011. NMNSF00604. NTMP0452. NTUM07563.
Common Name	Tosa dwarf monocle bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin raysX, 9; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays15. Body depth 2.4 to 2.8 times in standard length. Body is moderately deep, about 2.4 to 2.8 in SL; the snout is short, its length less than the diameter of the eye. The pelvic and pectoral fins are short, not reaching the anus. Body color is light reddish, becoming paler below. Two broad longitudinal yellow stripes are on the sides, one running from behind the eye, and the other from above the pectoral fin.
habitats	A benthic species occurs in offshore waters. Very rarely found in markets.
Distribution	Western Pacific: including southern Japan, Taiwan, Philippines and eastern Indonesia. Taiwan: North-East.
Utility	Subsistence fishery species.