Scientific Name	Beliops batanensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990	Depth	9 - 12M
Chinese	菲律賓針鰭鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	七夕魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F344　Plesiopidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	菲律賓針鰭鮗
Max Length	2.11 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	銀寶魚、黑七夕魚
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Batan, Philippines
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Smith-Vaniz, W. F. etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Spiny basslet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. Posterior body scales with membranous flaps and ctenii. A single dorsal fin with XX spines and 2 segmented rays, with barely incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with XI spines and 2 segmented rays; pectoral with 15-16 rays and; caudal fins rounded. Lateral line disjunct and in 2 parts, with a more anterior dorsal lateral line running near dorsal-fin base, a posterior lateral line running midlaterally onto caudal peduncle. Body dark, operculum pale; a indistinct white line over the back from the tip of the snout and along the tips of the dorsal fin spines.
habitats	Found in coral reef gullies.
Distribution	Known only from northern Philippines. Possibly occurring in Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.