Scientific Name	Pseudanthias pleurotaenia   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1857)	Depth	10 - 180M
Chinese	側帶擬花鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	側帶擬花鮨
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	花鱸、海金魚、紅魚
Distribution in World	Middle West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Moluccas
Synonyms	Anthias pleurotaenia
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056148. ASIZP0056151. ASIZP0057528. ASIZP0058109. ASIZP0058453. ASIZP0058994. ASIZP0059267. ASIZP0059565. ASIZP0059657. ASIZP0069374. ASIZP0069375. ASIZP0069389. ASIZP0069408. ASIZP0069409. ASIZP0069410. ASIZP0801201. ASIZP0801202. ASIZP0801203. ASIZP0911201. ASIZP0911202. ASIZP0911203. BPBMI23416. FRIP22438. NMMBP03323. NMMBP08527. NMMSTP00847. NTUM05690. NTUM05691. NTUM07486. RUSI27644.
Barcode	2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2016-02-03,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Square-spot fairy basslet; Squarespot anthias
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin continuong, dorsal fin with X spines ＆ 16-18 soft rays, the 3rd longest, elongate both in male and female; anal fin with III spines ＆ 7 soft rays; pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral rays 17-19; caudal fin lunate. Lateral line continuing, lateral line scales 45-50. Body back reddish orange in male, crimson purple abdomen, lateral square pink blotch, dorsal soft ray base with reddish orange blotch, blue margin in each fins. Yellow body in female, orange margin in each scales.
habitats	Aggregations of this species occur a few meters above the edges of current-swept drop-offs. Females and males in separate aggregations or mixed sexes. Juveniles solitary and remain close to shelter.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial food species, but common aquarium species.