Scientific Name	Stegastes altus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Okada & Ikeda, 1937)	Depth	5 - 20M
Chinese	背斑高身雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	背斑眶鋸雀鯛
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	Japan to Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kowan, Okinawa I., Ryukyu Is.
Synonyms	Pomacentrus altus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Okada, Y. etc. 1937 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056473. ASIZP0059082. ASIZP0059106. ASIZP0059107. ASIZP0059141. ASIZP0059661. ASIZP0060064. ASIZP0065032. ASIZP0066244. ASIZP0066434. ASIZP0066644. ASIZP0067197. ASIZP0070030. ASIZP0071140. ASIZP0074839. ASIZP0800922. ASIZP0801458. ASIZP0801812. ASIZP0802136. ASIZP0802258. ASIZP0802445. ASIZP0803369. ASIZP0910922. ASIZP0911458. ASIZP0911812. ASIZP0912136. ASIZP0912258. ASIZP0912445. ASIZP0913369. ASIZP0916830. FRIP22140. NMMBP05306. NMMBP05371. NMMBP05858. NMMSTP00024. NMNSF00675. NTMP0381. ...List all 60 records...
Barcode	2008-08-28,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Japanese gregory
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII-XIII, 15-17; Anal rays II, 12-13; pectoral rays 18-21; lateral-line scales 20-21; body depth 1.7-2.1 times in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated, subopercle smooth. Both jaws with uniserial teeth. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body color is medium brown, sometimes with slight diffusion of yellow; edges of scales narrowly bordered with dusky brown; suborbital lavender or blue, and lips pale gray. Pectoral fins translucent with brownish rays and yellow suffusion on posterior edge; a prominent black spot bordered with light blue on the outer part of anterior dorsal spines running from base of 1st spine to distal tip of 5th or 6th spine.
habitats	Usually inhabits rocky reefs at depth of 5 to 20m.
Distribution	Known only from Japan and Taiwan. It is commonly found in southern and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.