Scientific Name	Pteropsaron evolans   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Jordan & Snyder, 1902	Depth	50 - 100M
Chinese	帆鰭鱸鰧	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱸鰧科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F439　Percophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	帆鰭鱸鰧
Max Length	7 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鴨嘴鱚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sagami Sea, Japan, 60 fms
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1902 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List
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; upper and lower jaws slightly same length. Operculum with one spine; lower 1/2 of operculum covering pectoral base. Two forward-directed spines on anterior snout tip. Two dorsal fins; first dorsal and anal fins strikingly elongated in male and short dorsal fin with a black spot in female; first dorsal fin with VI or VII spines; second part with 20 or 21 rays. Body scales cycloid; cheek naked. Body greyish brown, paler below; 5 to 7 dark blotches on dorsal side of body.
habitats	Inhabits sandy-muddy bottoms about 100m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the northwest Pacific, including Taiwan and southern Japan. It is found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.