Scientific Name	Sphyraena japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Depth	5 - 100M
Chinese	日本金梭魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金梭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F472　Sphyraenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本魣
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大眼梭子魚、倭鮊、竹操魚、針梭、竹梭、巴拉庫答、梭仔(澎湖)、細鱗梭仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Ocean、Coral、Estuary、Coastal、 Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Sphyraena japonica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1829 馬敏欽 1989 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056166. ASIZP0061193. ASIZP0064713. ASIZP0064956. ASIZP0064965. ASIZP0065189. ASIZP0065190. ASIZP0065191. ASIZP0065192. ASIZP0700079. ASIZP0700080. ASIZP0800013. ASIZP0800014. ASIZP0800015. ASIZP0801049. ASIZP0801050. ASIZP0801051. ASIZP0801052. ASIZP0910013. ASIZP0910014. ASIZP0910015. ASIZP0911049. ASIZP0911050. ASIZP0911051. ASIZP0911052. FRIP21003. NMMBP00049. NMMBP00126. NMMBP01249. NMMBP01326. NMMBP04948. NMMBP04997. NMMBP05269. NMMBP05849. NMMBP06138. NTMP0164. NTMP0218. ...List all 45 records...
Barcode	2011-05-31,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-05-31,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-05-31,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sea pike; Snoek; Japanese barracuda
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, subcylindrical or slightly compressed. Head long, pointed, scaly on sides and posteriorly on top. Mouth nearly horizontal, large. Jaws elongate, the lower one considerably projecting; large, sharp, flattened or conical teeth of unequal size on jaws and palatines; usually 1 or 2 strong, sharp canines near tip of lower jaw. Maxilla reaching to below anterior nostril. First gill arch with 1 prominent gill raker. Two short dorsal fins, widely separated; first with V strong spines inserted about opposite to or behind pelvic fins; second with I spine and 9 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 8 soft rays; origin of pelvic fins slightly behind first dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin forked. Lateral-line scales 119 to 136. Body without a narrow dark stripe on the lower flank; no dark blotch on body near pelvic-fin base; caudal fin darkish.
habitats	Found near shore. Feeds on fishes.
Distribution	Distributed in Western Pacific from Southern Japan to South China Sea. It is a very common species in Taiwan
Utility	Marketed fresh.