Scientific Name	Diretmus argenteus   Pronounce			by: Po-Feng Lee, Cheng-Yi Tsai & Ching-Yi Chen
Author	Johnson, 1864	Depth	0 - 2000M
Chinese	銀眼鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	銀眼鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F277　Diretmidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	銀眼鯛
Max Length	26.25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑銀眼鯛、藍皮刀、洞鰭鯛
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Madeira
Synonyms	Diretmus aureus, Discus aureus, Gyrinomene nummeralis, Gyrinomene nummularis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Johnson, J. Y. 1864 Matsubara, K. 1954 Grinols, R.B. etc. 1966 Ole Munk 1966 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057291. ASIZP0061610. ASIZP0064690. ASIZP0064744. ASIZP0064757. ASIZP0064907. ASIZP0066096. ASIZP0066097. ASIZP0066201. ASIZP0800412. ASIZP0800413. ASIZP0800416. ASIZP0800417. ASIZP0801563. ASIZP0801564. ASIZP0801565. ASIZP0910412. ASIZP0910413. ASIZP0910416. ASIZP0910417. ASIZP0911563. ASIZP0911564. ASIZP0911565. NMMBP05281. NMMSTP00880. ZMUCP40245-*.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-30,柯慧玲,CO1,73% 2011-07-30,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Silver spinyfin; Spinyfin; Spiny-fin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I spine and 25-29 soft rays; anal fin with I spines and 18-24 soft rays; Vertebrae: 27-29. Body covered with ctenoid scales. Body black dorsally, silvery on sides. Branchiostegal rays: 7-8. Body deep, heavy, sides straight. Large adults very dark brown.
habitats	Inhabit marine environment. Juveniles are found from near surface to about 250 m to more than 1,000 m. Largest adults may be benthopelagic. Adults are plankton-eaters like the other members of the family. Oviparous, with planktonic larvae.
Distribution	All oceans from temperate to tropical waters. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and British Isles to South Africa including Canary Islands and Ascension Island Not recorded from the Mediterranean
Utility	Not commercial food speices.