Scientific Name	Argyrops spinifer   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forsskål, 1775)	Depth	5 - 150M
Chinese	長棘鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F378　Sparidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	高體四長棘鯛
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	盤仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Djedda, Red Sea
Synonyms	Calamus ciliaris, Pagrus ciliaris, Sparus spinifer
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  Forsskål, P. 1775 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055753. NMMBP02772. NMMBP04619. NMMBP04620. NTUM05692.
Common Name	Red bokako; Bream; Bowen snapper; King soldierbream; Longspined seabream; Long spined red bream; Longspine seabream; King soldier bream
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI-XII spines and 10-11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 8 soft rays. Dorsal fin single,1st and 2nd very small, 3th~ 5th long as silk; anal fin small. same form as dorsal fin, 2nd and 3th same length; pectoral fin long; caudal fin forked. Body silver pink, young fish bodyside have red bands. All fin red.
habitats	Inhabits a wide range of bottoms. Young fish occur in very shallow waters of sheltered bays; larger individuals in deeper water. Feeds on benthic invertebrates, mainly mollusks. Important food fish.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Indo-Malayan Archipelago and northern Australia.
Utility	commercial species.