Scientific Name	Stegastes lividus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forster, 1801)	Depth	1 - 5M
Chinese	長吻高身雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長吻眶鋸雀鯛
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔、黑婆(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tahuata, Marquesas Is, s. Pacific
Synonyms	Chaetodon lividus, Eupomacentrus nigricans, Pomacentrus lividus, Pomacentrus nigricans, Pomacentrus virianus, Pomacentrus vitianus, Stegastes nigricans, Stegastes robertsoni
Reference	Shao et al (1992)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 Randall, J. E. 2004
Specimen List	ASIZP0057343. ASIZP0061260. ASIZP0070021. ASIZP0070703. ASIZP0073253. ASIZP0073254. ASIZP0073555. ASIZP0073556. ASIZP0802457. ASIZP0803350. ASIZP0805728. ASIZP0805729. ASIZP0806104. ASIZP0806105. ASIZP0912457. ASIZP0913350. ASIZP0915728. ASIZP0915729. ASIZP0916104. ASIZP0916105. NMMSTP00571.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blunt snout gregory; Bluntsnout gregory; Farmerfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XII, 14-16; Anal rays II, 12-14; pectoral rays 18-19; lateral-line scales 17-19; body depth 1.9-2.0 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. Juveniles brown with a diffuse black blotch with lavender speckles on rear base of dorsal fin; adults loose lavender speckles and range from a light grayish brown to black in color. Additionally, adults bodies with darker scale outlines; blue spot at center of scales on head, body and fin sheaths; mostly pale blue suborbital scales.
habitats	A territorial species commonly found in coral reef areas with dead staghorn corals. Feeds on filamentous algae supported by these dead corals. Frequently charge human intruders without hesitation, sometimes taking painful nips which are mildly alarming wh
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East African coast to the Line and Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga; throughout Micronesia. It is found in southern and southwestern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.