Scientific Name	Dischistodus melanotus   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Bleeker, 1858)	Depth	1 - 12M
Chinese	黑斑盤雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑斑盤雀鯛
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia
Synonyms	Dischistodus notophthalmus, Dischistodus notopthalmus, Pomacentrus melanotus, Pomacentrus notophthalmus, Pomacentrus suluensis
Reference	Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	NTUM03127.
Common Name	Yellow demoiselle; Black-vent damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 13-15; Anal rays II, 13-14; pectoral rays 17; lateral-line scales 15-17; body depth 2.0-2.1 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated. Both jaws with biserial teeth. Predorsal scales reaching above anterior part of orbit. Adults with a large black patch on the abdomen reaching the anus; juveniles an ocellus over the center of the dorsal fin base.
habitats	Occurs in lagoon reefs and generally prefers small patch reefs with sand or rubble substrates. Feeds on benthic algae which it aggressively guards against other herbivores. Juveniles secretive in rubble.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific, including southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. Reported from Vanuatu. It is very rare and only found in southern Ta
Utility	No commercial value.