Scientific Name	Epinephelus bontoides   Pronounce			by: Mao-Ying Lee
Author	(Bleeker, 1855)	Depth	2 - 23M
Chinese	點列石斑魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	點列石斑魚
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石斑、過魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Amboina
Synonyms	Serranus bontoides
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Kuriiwa, K., S. Harazaki, etc. 2008
Specimen List	ASIZP0070123. ASIZP0804173. ASIZP0805818. ASIZP0914173. ASIZP0915818. BPBMI23291. NMMBP00161.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Palemargin grouper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist   IUCN Group
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines 16 or 17 rays, the 3rd to 11th spines subequal and shorter than longest rays, the interspinous membranes incised; anal fin with III spines and 8 rays; pectoral-fin rays 18 to 20; pectoral-fin length contained 1.6 to 2.0 times in head length; pelvic-fin length contained 1.9 to 2.3 times in head length: caudal fin rounded. Midlateral-body scales ctenoid; adults with auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 48 to 51;lateral-scale series 82 to 86. Pyloric caeca about 18 (1 specimen).
habitats	Mud or rocky/cobble bottoms in depths of 2 to 30 m. Nothing has been published on the biology of this rare species.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Solomon Islands (Ref. 4787) and New Britain. Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1993. FAO species catalogue. Vol. 16. Groupers of the world.
Utility	There is no interest in fisheries.