Scientific Name	Plectorhinchus gibbosus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	8 - 20M
Chinese	駝背胡椒鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	駝背胡椒鯛
Max Length	75 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	打鐵婆、駝背石鱸
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、 Coastal	Holotype Locality	Samoa
Synonyms	Diagramma crassispinum, Diagramma gibbosus, Gaterin niger, Holocentrus gibbosus, Plectorhinchus gibbosus, Plectorhinchus nigrus, Plectorhynchus crassispinus, Plectorhynchus gibbosus, Plectorhynchus gibbus, Plectorhynchus niger, Plectorhynchus nigrus, Plectorinchus gibbosus, Pristipoma nigrum ...all 16..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)；Fishbase( 2002)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1802 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055423. ASIZP0058529. ASIZP0059282. ASIZP0067207. ASIZP0074898. ASIZP0802152. ASIZP0912152. NMMBP05351. NMMBP06281. NMMSTP00576.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Harry hotlips; Black sweet lip;Brown sweetlips
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XIII-XIV, 15-16;anal-fin rays III, 7-8; pectoral-fin rays 16-17. Body depth 2.35 times in standard length. Juveniles brown to near black with caudal fin pink, mimicking leaves floating in surface waters. Plain grey with dusky margins on fins and gills when adult. Chin with 6 pores and no median pit containing a pore on each side. Chin naked, frequently swollen with age; no antrorse spine; 11-20 gill rakers on first gill arch; pored lateral-line scales 46 to 55; base of soft dorsal fin shorter than head; swimbladder without horn-like extensions anteriorly.
habitats	Found in coastal reefs, sandbanks, and near estuaries. Enters freshwater. Small juveniles occur along sheltered sandy shorelines. Adults mainly in protected inshore reefs to deep offshore, sometimes swim in small groups. Feed on benthic animals and fishes
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Natal, South Africa; Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf eastward to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia; Caroline and Mariana islands in Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Lyudao, North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.