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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus Ablabys
Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier, 1829)

Provider:

Chen, Jeng-Ping

Synonyms：

Ablabys binotatus, Ablabys taenionotus, Ambliapistus taenionotus, Amblyapistus taenianotus, Amblyapistus taenionotus, Apistus taenianotus, Apistus taenionotus, Tetraroge alboguttata, Tetraroge cristagalli, Tetraroge taenionotus,

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)

Chen, C.-H., 2004 Checklist of the fishes of Penghu. FRI Special Publication No. 4. 175 p.

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Fishbase(2008)

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Character:

Dorsal rays XVII, 7-8; anal rays III, 5-6; pectoral rays 11-12, pelvic rays I, 5; dorsal-, anal- and pectoral-fin soft rays branched. Body compressed, with tiny embedded scales; lateral line prominent with tube-like scales. Dorsal fin originating above front border of eye, the second to fourth or fifth spines elongated, forming a crest. Body almost uniformly brownish with distinct white botches on forehead; dark lines or blotches on the body and fins; margins of all fins usually white.

Habitat:

Inhabits shallow shallow, subtidal areas with sand rubble and weed; also beaches, estuaries, seagrass areas, coral reefs and rocky shores. A strongly compressed fish that can be seen rocking back and forth on the bottom in response to surge. Easily caught

Distribution:

Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Fiji, north to Japan, south to Australia. Replaced by Ablabys binotatus in the western Indian Ocean

Utility:

Not commerical fishery species. Aquarium species.

Name Code:

382826

Marine