Scientific Name	Chelidoperca hirundinacea   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1831)	Depth	80 - 130M
Chinese	燕赤鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	燕赤鮨
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	小花鱸
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Centropristis hirundinaceus, Chelidoperca hirundacea
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055525. ASIZP0056144. ASIZP0058110. ASIZP0059307. ASIZP0065893. ASIZP0068100. ASIZP0068129. ASIZP0068246. ASIZP0068247. ASIZP0068250. ASIZP0068365. ASIZP0068407. ASIZP0068426. ASIZP0068433. ASIZP0073696. ASIZP0800700. ASIZP0803861. ASIZP0803890. ASIZP0804007. ASIZP0804008. ASIZP0804011. ASIZP0910700. ASIZP0913861. ASIZP0913890. ASIZP0914007. ASIZP0914008. ASIZP0914011. NMMBP00008. NMMBP00702. NMMBP00705. NMMBP01011. NMMBP01208. NMMBP02519. NMMBP03708. NMMBP05079. NMMBP05080. NMMBP05081. ...List all 49 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Bigeye grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with X spines and 9-10 soft rays; anal fin with III spines ＆ 6 soft rays abdomen; pectoral fin longer than pelvic fin, rounded; caudal fin truncate or concave. Gill rakers 5-8 on upper limb, 11-14 on lower limb of first gill arch; body covered small ctenoid scales, lateral line scales 42-45.Body reddish orange, lateral side with many yellow band; dark brown blotch above pectoral fin.
habitats	Inhabits the shelf and the shelf edge, on sandy mud bottoms. Food fish. Found over sandy-silt bottom.
Distribution	Western Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea.
Utility	Small grouper, not commercial species, edible.