Scientific Name	Caprodon schlegelii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1859)	Depth	70 - 250M
Chinese	許氏菱齒花鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	許氏菱牙鮨
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花鱸、紅魚、石斑(臺東)、海鯽阿舅(台語)
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan Sea
Synonyms	Anthias schlegelii, Caprodon affinis, Caprodon longimanus, Caprodon schlegeli
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054631. ASIZP0056185. ASIZP0059797. ASIZP0073001. ASIZP0075272. ASIZP0075275. ASIZP0080075. FRIP00169. FRIP21872. NMMBP08664. NMMBP08665. NTMP0588. NTUM04188. NTUM06629. NTUM07065.
Common Name	Seabass
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 26, gill rakers 8-10 + 21-23; lateral-line scales 57-61. Orange-red with black spots on the base of the dorsal fin. Congruent rays of the dorsal fin and a caudal fin rounded at the end, without a deep median notch, with only slight notches above and below in males, and with a very weak median notch in females.
habitats	Occurs inshore near reefs, on sand or rock bottom, ecological habitats is not clear.
Distribution	Pacific ocean, include south Japan, East Sea, south Taiwan, Hawaii Islands, Australia and Chile.
Utility	rare species for food