Scientific Name	Glossanodon semifasciatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kishinouye, 1904)	Depth	70 - 430M
Chinese	半帶水珍魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	水珍魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F166　Argentinidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	半帶舌珍魚
Max Length	25.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	水珍魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Argentina semifasciata, Glossanodon semifasciata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057311. ASIZP0062234. ASIZP0071020. ASIZP0700003. ASIZP0804449. ASIZP0914449. CAS214595. NMMBP00803. NMMBP03017. NMMBP03613. NMMBP03690. NMMBP04010. NMMBP05261. NMMBP05397. NMMBP06195. NMMSTP01516. NTOU-AE6189. NTOU-AE6190. NTOU-AE6191. NTUM06977.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Deepsea smelt; Deep sea smelt
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongated and cylindrical. Anal fin base shorter than dorsal fin base. Snout longer than eye diameter. Branchiostegals 5. Lower jaw protruding anteriorly. Gill raker on 1st arch logg, 35-40. Anal-fin base length equal to or shorter than dosal-fin base length. Anal fin with 10-12 rays. Body uniform brown, with a lateral band on sides.
habitats	Found in the shelf edge and upper bathyal in sandy mud bottom.
Distribution	Distributed from southern Japan to Taiwan. It only found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Rarely of commercial importance.