Scientific Name	Pempheris japonica   Pronounce			by: ©Hin-Kiu Mok
Author	Döderlein, 1883	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	日本擬金眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	擬金眼鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F383　Pempheridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	日本單鰭魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	三角仔、刀片、水果刀、解餌刀、皮刀
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Tokyo, Japan
Synonyms	Catalufa umbra, Pempheris japonicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Fishbase(2003)  Steindachner, F. etc. 1883 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0061383. ASIZP0073978. NMMBP00090. NMMBP00092. NMMBP01292. NTUM06877.
Common Name	Sweeper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body rhomboid, its depth 39% SL or more. Eye large, without adipose lid. Snout short. Opercular spines short and blunt. Dorsal fin very short, usually higher than long, much shorter than anal-fin base and in advance of anal-fin origin, with VI-VII narrow spines and 10 to 12 soft rays; anal-fin base long, the fin with III spines and 35 to 37 soft rays; caudal fin shallowly forked; pectoral fins with 17 rays. Scales on flank ctenoid and adherent; lateral line reaching posterior end of caudal-fin rays, with 70 to 82 scales, and scales equal in size or slightly larger than surrounding scales, sensory tubes wider than long; 14.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin. Prepelvic area broad and unkeeled. Body variably bronze or silvery brown with dark dorsal-fin tips and anterior anal-fin tips.
habitats	Found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas in shallow water, common on coral reefs.During the day, often found in large schools in caves or protected areas from which they disperse at night to feed on crustaceans and polychaete worms.
Distribution	Known only from southern Japan to the Philippines. It is found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.