Scientific Name	Cephalopholis urodeta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forster, 1801)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	尾紋九刺鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	尾紋九棘鱸
Max Length	28 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	霓鱠、過魚、石斑、珠鱠、紅朱鱠(臺東)、白尾朱鱠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Waitaho
Synonyms	Cephalopholis urodela, Cephalopholis urodelus, Cephalopholis urodelus, Epinephelus erythraeus, Epinephelus playfairi, Epinephelus playfayri, Epinephelus urodelus, Perca urodeta, Perca urodeta, Serranus erythraeus, Serranus mars, Serranus mauritiae, Serranus mauritiiae ...all 14..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Heemstra, P.C. etc. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054859. ASIZP0056163. ASIZP0056188. ASIZP0057488. ASIZP0059138. ASIZP0059580. ASIZP0065791. ASIZP0065992. ASIZP0074243. ASIZP0800730. ASIZP0801079. ASIZP0802448. ASIZP0802513. ASIZP0802514. ASIZP0802560. ASIZP0910730. ASIZP0911079. ASIZP0912448. ASIZP0912513. ASIZP0912514. ASIZP0912560. FRIP00204. FRIP20304. FRIP21269. FRIP21323. FRIP21389. FRIP21993. FRIP22210. NMMBP00007. NMMBP00015. NMMBP00653. NMMBP01207. NMMBP01215. NMMBP02432. NMMBP02627. NMMBP08687. NMMSTP00713. ...List all 49 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Banded-tail coral-cod; Darkfin hind; Brown-finned rock-cod; Duskyfin rockcod; Blackfin cod; Grouper; Flag-tailed grouper; Flagtail cod; Flagtail grouper; Flagtail rockcod; Flag-tailed rockcod; Flag-tailed rock-cod
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines and 14 to 16 rays; anal fin with III spines and 9 (rarely 8) rays; pectoral-fin rays 17 to 19; pectoral fins distinctly longer than pelvic fins, pectoral-fin length contained 1.3 to 1.7 times in head length; pelvic fins usually not reaching anus, pelvic-fin length contained 1.8 to 2.3 times in head length; caudal fin rounded. Snout and maxilla with minute cycloid scales, lateral-body scales ctenoid, without auxiliary scales; lateral-line scales 54 to 68; lateral-scale series 88 to 108.
habitats	This is a common coral reef species that is usually seen in outer reef areas, but also found in lagoons, back-reef areas, and on the reef-top. It has been collected in depths of 1 to 60 m. Randall and Brock (1960) found that it feeds mainly on fishes (68%
Distribution	Indian Ocean from the coast of Africa (Kenya to northern South Africa) to French Polynesia and the Pitcairn Islands; not known from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, or the coast of India.
Utility	It does well in an aquarium and may find a market as an aquarium fish.