Scientific Name
Evistias acutirostris  
Pronounce  
Evistias acutirostris尖吻棘鯛
by: ©Randall, John E.
Author (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Depth 40 - 250M
Chinese 尖吻棘鯛 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 五棘鯛科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F396 Pentacerotidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 尖吻棘鯛 
Max Length 90 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 五棘鯛、旗鯛、天狗旗鯛、米統仔(澎湖) 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan South 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coral  Holotype Locality Nagasaki, Japan. 
Synonyms Evistias acuirostris, Evistius acutirostris, Histiopterus acutirostris, Histiopterus typus   
Reference Fishbase( 2006);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0058677.  
Common Name Striped boarfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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