Scientific Name	Cookeolus japonicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	40 - 400M
Chinese	日本紅目大眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	大眼鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F351　Priacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本牛目鯛
Max Length	68 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅目鰱、嚴公仔、大目仔(臺東)、紅目孔(澎湖)、嚴公舅(澎湖)
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Anthias boops, Cookeolus boops, Priacanthus alticlarens, Priacanthus boops, Priacanthus japonicus, Priacanthus macropterus, Priacanthus macropus, Priacanthus supraarmatus, Priacanthus velabundus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1829 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0063285. ASIZP0070882. ASIZP0072239. ASIZP0072240. ASIZP0700368. ASIZP0804842. ASIZP0804843. ASIZP0804844. ASIZP0914842. ASIZP0914843. ASIZP0914844. FRIP00893. NMMBP08861. NTMP1211.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Red big eye; Bigeye; Bulleye; Deepwater bullseye; Longfinned bullseye; Long-finned bullseye
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body deep, ovoid, strongly compressed. Mouth oblique, near vertical. Teeth in minute, in villiform bands on jaws, vomer and palatines. Dorsal spines stronh, longer posterior, 1st to 4th spines serrated; third anal spine longest, the 1st without serration; pelvic fin with a long serrated, reaching to orgin of anal fin, and long rays reaching to middle of anal fin base. Body uniformly red. Pelvic fin black; spinous dorsal and anal, margins of anterior rays of dorsal and anal, and margin of caudal fin blackish.
habitats	Found on hard bottoms to a depth of about 400 m and reported to be moderately common at depths of 165 to 260 m in association with rocky holes and ledges; preferably with rich invertebrate growth such as sponges and soft corals. Juveniles pelagic. Feeds o
Distribution	Circumglobal in tropical and tropically influenced seas. It is a common species in Taiwan except eastern part.
Utility	Marketed mostly fresh.