Scientific Name	Paracirrhites forsteri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Schneider, 1801)	Depth	4 - 46M
Chinese	福氏副	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F402　Cirrhitidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雀斑副
Max Length	22 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	海豹格、副、格仔、蝶仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Marquesas Is.
Synonyms	Grammistes forsteri, Paracirrhites typee
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055375. ASIZP0058729. ASIZP0059084. ASIZP0059210. ASIZP0063487. ASIZP0069946. ASIZP0802434. ASIZP0803403. ASIZP0912434. ASIZP0913403. FRIP00787. FRIP21325. FRIP21776. FRIP22304. FRIP22328. FRIP22456. NMMBP03087. NMMBP08789. NMMSTP00124. NMNSF00685. NTMP1008. NTOU-AE6006. NTOU-AE6063. NTUM02075. NTUM03619. NTUM03620. NTUM03621. NTUM04148. NTUM04474. NTUM07038.
Barcode	2008-08-05,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blackside hawkfish; Freckled hawkfish; Forster's hawkfish; Forster's hawk
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate; body depth 2.6-2.8 times in standard length. Snout short. Mouth large, the maxilla reaching posterior to a vertical at centre of eye; upper margin of preopercle finely serrate. A continuous dorsal fin of X spines and 11 soft rays, notched between spinous and soft portions; a single cirrus from membrane near tip of each dorsal-fin spine; anal fin with III spines and 6 soft rays; lower 7 pectoral rays unbrached; caudal fin slightly rounded. Lateral-line scales 45- 49; 5 rows of large scales above lateral line; 5 or 6 rows of large scales on cheek, in addition to small scales. Body yellowish with a faint longitudinal dark banding following scale rows; usually a broad blackish band (sometimes broken into conjoined spots) on upper side from below middle of dorsal fin nearly to middle of caudal fin; region below black band usually yellow (by virtue of reduced longitudinal banding on scale rows); head, nape, and thorax with small brownish red spots; fins varying from yellowish to pink.
habitats	Inhabits clear lagoon or seaward reefs to at least 33 m depth, but may venture very deep. Occurs openly on coral and soft-bottom habitats, occasionally in pairs. Tends to perch on outermost branches of Stylophora, Pocillopora, and Acropor
Distribution	Widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia and also known from the Society Islands.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.