Scientific Name	Parapercis cylindrica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1792)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	圓擬鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	擬鱸科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F435　Pinguipedidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	圓擬鱸
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	海狗甘仔、狗、舉目魚、雨傘閂、花狗母海、沙鱸、
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Evidently W. Pacific
Synonyms	Chilias synaphodesmus, Parapercis cylindrical, Parapercis sp. 2, Sciaena cylindrica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Randall, J. E. 2003
Specimen List	ASIZP0054946. ASIZP0059121. ASIZP0063464. ASIZP0073549. ASIZP0700282. ASIZP0806098. ASIZP0916098. NMMSTP00026. NTOUP201203-123. NTUM03602. NTUM05645. NTUM06835.
Barcode	,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sharpnose sandperch; Cylindrical sandperch
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body moderately elongate and little compressed. Head pointed; eyes often jutting slightly above dorsal profile of head, oriented as much dorsally as laterally. Mouth moderately large, protractile; recurved canine teeth in an outer row at front of jaws. Dorsal fin with V spines and 21 or 22 soft rays, deeply notched between spinous and soft-rays portions, the soft portion clearly higher than the spinous; anal fin with I spine and 17 soft rays; pectoral fins with 14 to 16 rays; caudal fin rounded. Lateral line scales 48 to 52. Body yellow- brown, with 9 or 10 brown cross-bars; many brown spots scattered on soft dorsal, caudal and anal fins.
habitats	Found in sheltered bays, harbors and lagoons, but mainly clear water habitats. Occurs on sand, rubble, seagrass, or weedy bottoms near shallow reefs. Common in seagrass beds.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from north to southern Japan, south to New South Wales, Australia and east to Fiji and the Marshall Islands. It is found in western and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	No commercial value.