Scientific Name	Triso dermopterus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1842)	Depth	22 - 103M
Chinese	鳶鱠	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鳶鮨(細鱗三稜鱸)
Max Length	68 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱠、過魚、石斑、扁鱠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	East India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Altiserranus woorei, Serranus dermopterus, Trisotropis dermopterus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056193. ASIZP0058689. ASIZP0064429. ASIZP0065161. ASIZP0066569. ASIZP0067300. ASIZP0073260. ASIZP0074952. ASIZP0800849. ASIZP0801755. ASIZP0802204. ASIZP0805735. ASIZP0806499. ASIZP0910849. ASIZP0911755. ASIZP0912204. ASIZP0915735. ASIZP0916499. FRIP01170. NMMBP00013. NMMBP01213. NMMBP05072. NMMBP05073. NMMBP05074. NMMBP05075. NMMBP06341. NTMP0955. NTUM04323. NTUM07007.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Oval grouper; Blackfin grouper; Melon-seed grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin continuing, dorsal fin with X spines and 18-21 soft rays; anal fin with III spiｮes  9-10 soft rays; pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral fin rounded; caudal fin rounded. Body depth 2.7 times in SL. Gill rakers 7-8 on upper limb, 14-15 on lower limb. of first gill arch. Covered with ctenoid scales; lateral line scales 67-77; lateral scale series 131-145. Head and body side blackish purple; caudal fin with white edge.
habitats	An anti-tropical species. Occurs on rocky or soft (silty-sand or mud) bottoms. The young have been observed to feed on zooplankton in the water column; feeding of adults has not yet been discovered.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, off eastern Australia (between 25°S-32°S), and off the coast of Western Australia (south of 19°30'S).
Utility	Not abundance, savory and palatable.