Scientific Name	Pempheris vanicolensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1831	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	黑緣擬金眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	擬金眼鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F383　Pempheridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑緣單鰭魚
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	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Oualan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Fishbase(2003)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0066060. ASIZP0073183. ASIZP0073184. ASIZP0074509. ASIZP0800607. ASIZP0805608. ASIZP0805609. ASIZP0910607. ASIZP0915608. ASIZP0915609. FRIP22469. NMMBP00779. NMMBP01165. NMMBP01200. NMMBP05325. NTMP0261. NTUM01145. NTUM04368.
Barcode	2008-08-05,張榮樺,CO1,100%
Common Name	Vanikoro 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 narrow spines and 9 to 10 soft rays; anal-fin base long, with III spines and 38 to 44 soft rays; caudal fin shallowly forked; pectoral fins with 18-19 rays. Scales on flank cycloid and deciduous; lateral line reaching posterior end of caudal-fin rays, with 60 to 74 scales, and scales smaller than (and partly or mostly concealed by) surrounding scales, sensory tubes longer than wide or wider than long; 5-6 scales between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin. Prepelvic area narrow and keeled. Dark brown on back, shading to coppery on sides; dorsal fin with a dark leading edge, and with dark tips on the first 5 or 6 soft rays; anal fin pale or lightly pigmented with a dark distal margin; pectoral fin usually without a distinct dark base; caudal fin dark posteriorly.
habitats	Inhabits shallow rocky and coral reefs. Adults occur in large groups that stay in caves and in the shadows of coral overhangs during daytime. At night, they forage on planktonic organisms in open waters, returning to their caverns in the reefs shortly bef
Distribution	Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Philippines and southern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.