Scientific Name
Acanthopagrus taiwanensis
Acanthopagrus taiwanensis臺灣棘鯛
by: Te-Chi Tsao
Author Iwatsuki & Carpenter, 2006 Depth 3 - 50M
Chinese 臺灣棘鯛 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鯛科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F378 Sparidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 臺灣棘鯛 
Max Length 50 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 臺灣黑鯛、烏格、黑格、琉球黑鯛、太平洋黑鯛、烏鯮 
Distribution in World Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]   Distribution in Taiwan East、West、South、South West、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、
Coral&Sand 
Holotype Locality Estuary basin of Tung-kang river (purchsed at Tung-kang fish market), southwestern Taiwan 
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Reference 陳春暉(2004) 澎湖的魚類;Nakabo(2002) Fishes of Japan;Iwatsuki, Y. and K. Carpenter, 2006. Acanthopagrus taiwanensis, a new sparid fish (Perciformes), with comparisons to Acanthopagrus berda (Forsskål, 1775) and other nominal species of Acanthopagrus. Zootaxa 1202:1-19.   Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳春暉 2004 Iwatsuki, Y. etc. 2006 
Specimen List ASIZP0074057. ASIZP0074081. ASIZP0074659.  
Common Name Taiwan seabream 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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