Scientific Name	Plesiops nakaharae			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Tanaka, 1917	Depth	- M
Chinese	仲原氏七夕魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	七夕魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F344　Plesiopidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	仲原氏鮗
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	七夕魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Tomita, Ise Prov., probably from the coast of either Shima or Kii (Kisyu), Wakayama Pref., Japan
Synonyms	Pharopteryx nakaharae, Plesiops nakaharai, Plesiops nakaharoe
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Tanaka, S. 1917 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055199. ASIZP0060444.
Common Name	Nakahara's longfin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. A single dorsal fin with XII spines and 7 segmented rays, with deeply incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with III spines and 8 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 20 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 4 segmented rays; caudal fin 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 and fins uniformly dark, and each scale with white or pale spot; preoperculum with small black spots. Posterior of caudal fin with narrow white band.
habitats	Occur in coastal rocky reefs. Feed on small fishes and crustaceans.
Distribution	Distributed in the northwest Pacific, including eastern coast of central Japan, from Izu Islands to Kochi, and Taiwan. It is found in eastern and northern Taiwanese waters. It is found in southwestern, southern and eastern Taiwanese waters; and Lanyu, sou
Utility	No commercial value.