Scientific Name	Niphon spinosus   Pronounce			by: ©Ryu Asaoka
Author	Cuvier, 1828	Depth	50 - 140M
Chinese	東洋鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	東洋鱸
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鱠仔
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  楊鴻嘉 1980 Johnson, G.D. 1983 Johnson, G.D. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0072889. ASIZP0072890. ASIZP0072891. ASIZP0072892. ASIZP0072893. ASIZP0805518. ASIZP0805519. ASIZP0805520. ASIZP0805521. ASIZP0805522. ASIZP0915518.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Sawedged perch; Ara
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Two dorsal fins, spines VII, soft rays 12; anal rays III, 8. Body covered with small ctenoid scales, lateral-line scales 84-93, lateral-line series 140-163. First gill arch with gill rakers 7-9 on upper limb, 13-16 on lower limb. Body back is purplish grey, abdomen silver white. Caudal fin white in the edge.
habitats	Inhabit deeper rocky reef near continental shelf, about 100m depth. Spawning during summer, carnivorous, feed on fishes and other invertebrates.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan to the Philippines.
Utility	Commercial speceis, but not usually caught.