Scientific Name	Fowleria variegata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1832)	Depth	0 - 27M
Chinese	雜斑乳突天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雜斑乳突天竺鯛
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、大目丁(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Mauritius.
Synonyms	Amia variegata, Apogon variegatus, Apogonichthys polystigma, Apogonichthys variegatus, Fowleria polystigma
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma and M. Nishida 2014 (1 Aug.) Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa 3846 (no. 2): 151-203.  Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0060401. ASIZP0070562. ASIZP0070849. ASIZP0072060. ASIZP0072061. ASIZP0072065. ASIZP0072066. ASIZP0072067. ASIZP0072073. ASIZP0072074. ASIZP0072438. ASIZP0072453. ASIZP0072454. ASIZP0072455. ASIZP0072464. ASIZP0072474. ASIZP0072475. ASIZP0074523. ASIZP0804411. ASIZP0805124. ASIZP0805139. ASIZP0805140. ASIZP0805141. ASIZP0805150. ASIZP0805160. ASIZP0805161. ASIZP0914411. ASIZP0915128. ASIZP0915143. ASIZP0915144. ASIZP0915145. ASIZP0915154. ASIZP0915164. ASIZP0915165. ASIZP0916923. FRIP21607. NMMBP02163. ...List all 42 records...
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Variegated cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII+I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Body light to dark brown, near black with variable black spotting on body and fins, creating variegated pattern on body and irregular stripes in fins. Black operculum spot sometimes rimmed with white; no large canine-like teeth on either jaw; palatine without teeth; lateral line incomplete, reach only 2nd dorsal fin; dorsal, anal, caudal and pelvic fins with several wavy dark lines; caudal fin rounded.
habitats	Found in coral reefs and seagrass beds of inner bays and shallow lagoons; also in dead reef and rubble. Nocturnal species. Feeds on zooplankton and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Guam in Micronesia.
Utility	No commercial value.