Scientific Name	Opistognathus hongkongiensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Chan, 1968	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	香港後頜魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	後頜魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F346　Opistognathidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	香港後頜鰧
Max Length	14.4 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	後頜鱚、狗旗仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	About 20 mi. south of Hong Kong, ca. 30 fms
Synonyms	Opisthognathus hongkongiensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2003)  Chan, W. L. 1968 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059493. ASIZP0073200. ASIZP0073201. ASIZP0805675. ASIZP0805676. ASIZP0915675. ASIZP0915676. NMMBP04071. NTUM06177. NTUM06178. NTUM07112.
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Hongkong's jawfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Head large and blunt. Eyes relatively large and high on head. Mouth large; Posterior end of upper jaw not reaching opercle. Moderate canine-like teeth in a single row along sides of jaws. Dorsal fin shallowly notched between spinous and soft portions, with XI spines and 11 rays; anal fin with II spines and 10 rays; caudal fin rounded. Body pale yellowish brown, head dark brown; 7 or 8 vertical dark bands on sides. Fins pale or pale yellowish, with blackish margins.
habitats	Occur in relatively shallow depths on sandy substrates adjacent to coral reefs. Feed on crustaceans, zooplankton and other invertebrate prey.
Distribution	Found in South China Sea to Taiwan and also found in northeastern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.