Scientific Name	Dischistodus prosopotaenia   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1852)	Depth	1 - 12M
Chinese	黑背盤雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黑背盤雀鯛
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Singapore
Synonyms	Dischistodus cartieri, Pomacentrus interorbitalis, Pomacentrus prosopotaenia
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055792. ASIZP0058092. ASIZP0059059. ASIZP0072436. ASIZP0072445. ASIZP0072473. ASIZP0074044. ASIZP0805122. ASIZP0805131. ASIZP0805159. ASIZP0915126. ASIZP0915135. ASIZP0915163. NTOUP201203-163. NTOUP201203-190.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Honey-head damsel; Masked demoiselle
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 14-15; Anal rays II, 13-14; pectoral rays 16-18; lateral-line scales 16-17; body depth 2.1-2.2 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 golden brown anterior and white posterior except for a diffuse brown saddle or bar below soft part of dorsal fin; axil of pectoral fin black; light blue dots and vertical lines on scales; juveniles an ocellus over the center of the dorsal fin base.
habitats	Inhabits lagoons and coastal reefs, usually in silty areas.
Distribution	Widely distributed in theIndo-West Pacific from Nicobar Islands to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northwest Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. It is found in southwestern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.