Scientific Name	Idiacanthus fasciola   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Peters, 1877	Depth	400 - 2000M
Chinese	奇棘魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F182　Stomiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	奇棘魚
Max Length	48.9 cmSL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	巨口魚
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876; ref. 3454] North of Australia, 117°E [off northern Western Australia, eastern Indian Ocean]; western Pacific north of New Guinea, 1°04'05
Synonyms	Bathyophis ferox, Idiacanthus ferox, Stylophthalmus paradoxus
Reference	1.臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993); 2.Yang, J., Z. Huang, S. Chen and Q. Li, 1996. The Deep-Water Pelagic Fishes in the Area form Nansha Islands To the Northeast part of South China Sea. Science Publication Company, Beijing. 190 pp; 3.Nakabo, T. (ed.). 2013. Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species. Third Edition. Tokyo: Tokai University Press. 2428 pp;  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057159. ASIZP0060155. ASIZP0064185. ASIZP0067971. ASIZP0068043. ASIZP0803732. ASIZP0803804. ASIZP0913732. ASIZP0913804. FRIP03066.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Sawtailfish; Ribbon sawtail fish; Deepsea stalkeye fish; Black dragon; Gleaming-tailed seadragon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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