Scientific Name	Cephalopholis argus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Depth	1 - 40M
Chinese	斑點九刺鮨	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑點九棘鱸
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	眼斑鱠、過魚、石斑、油鱠、青貓、黑鱠僅、黑鱠仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East Indes
Synonyms	Bodianus guttatus, Bodianus jacob-evertsen, Bodianus jacobevertsen, Cephalopholis miniatus, Cephalopolis argus, Epinephelus argus, Serranus guttatus, Serranus immunerur, Serranus myriaster, Serranus thyrsites
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E. etc. 1985 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0055064. ASIZP0056186. ASIZP0063448. ASIZP0070063. ASIZP0071056. ASIZP0071072. ASIZP0074004. ASIZP0074156. ASIZP0074921. ASIZP0802657. ASIZP0804254. ASIZP0804255. ASIZP0804394. ASIZP0806483. ASIZP0914394. ASIZP0916483. FRIP21640. FRIP22149. NMMBP01009. NMMBP02159. NMMBP04081. NMMSTP00201. NTUM04543. NTUM08341. NTUM08342. NTUM08343. RUSI28214.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Seabass; Peacock hind; Peacock grouper; Peacock cod; Peacock rockcod; Peacock rock-cod; Peacock coral cod; Peacock rock cod; Worldwide-peacock rockcod; Blue spotted grouper; Bluespotted grouper; Argus grouper; Blue-spotted grouper; Grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines and 15 to 17 rays, the membranes ndented between the spines; anal fin with III spines and 9 rays; pectoral-fin rays 16 to 18; pectoral fins clearly longer than pelvic fins, pectoral-fin length contained 1.4 to 2.0 times in head length; pelvic fins not reaching anus, their length contained 1.9 to 2.4 times in head length; caudal fin well rounded. Lateral-body scales ctenoid, with a few auxiliary scales in adults; lateral-line scales 46 to 51; lateral-scale series 95 to 110.
habitats	A common tropical species found in a variety of coral reef habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m. In the Gulf of Aqaba, C. argus is found in social units comprising up to 12 adults, including one dominant male. Each group occupies a s
Distribution	C. argus is the most widely distributed of the groupers, occurring from the Red Sea to South Africa and east to French Polynesia and the Pitcairn group, including northern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and Japan. Recently introduced to the Hawaiian
Utility	This common and widespread species is important to artisanal fisheries throughout the Indo-West Pacific region.