Scientific Name	Chrionema chlorotaenia   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	McKay, 1971	Depth	250 - 350M
Chinese	綠尾低線魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱸鰧科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F439　Percophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	綠尾低線魚
Max Length	22 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鴨嘴鱚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Benthos	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean off nw. Australia, 17°17'00"S, 119°57'00"E, 350 m
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  McKay, R.J. 1971 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0062215. ASIZP0063603. NTUM05670.
Common Name	Duckbill
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Elongate trachinoid fishes, head depressed anteriorly. Eyes usually large, usually with dorsal iris flap. Interorbital space narrow. Mouth large; lower jaw projecting pass under jaw. Teeth band in upper jaw wholly black. Operculum with two spines. No spines on anterior snout tip. No barbel at tip of upper jaw. Posterior end of upper jaw without dermal flap. Two dorsal fins; first dorsal spine not elongated into filament, with VI spines and 15 to 17 rays; anal fin with 25 or 26 rays. anterior few lateral line scales with prominent ridge running across scale. Body greyish brown, paler below; three dark blotches on side of body; yellow spots before eyes and on operculum.
habitats	From 250 to 3500 m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Tosa Bay, Japan to the East China Sea, and farther south to western Australia. It is found in southwestern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.