Scientific Name	Plectorhinchus picus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1830)	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	暗點胡椒鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	暗點胡椒鯛
Max Length	84 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	加志、花旦石鱸、暗點石鱸、嘉誌(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Tahiti
Synonyms	Diagramma pica, Diagramma pica, Diagramma punctatissimum, Gaterin picus, Gaterin punctatissimus, Plectorhinchus orientalis, Plectorhinchus picus, Plectorhinchus punctatissimus, Plectorhynchus picus, Plectrorhynchus picus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)；Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)
Specimen List	ASIZP0054065. ASIZP0055721. ASIZP0055806. ASIZP0055814. ASIZP0059607. ASIZP0060390. FRIP20266. FRIP20340. FRIP21647. NTMP0449.
Common Name	Pointed sweet lip; Painted sweetlip; Painted grunt; Orientalis sweetlip; Spotted sweetlips; Dotted sweetlips; Black and white sweetlips
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XII-XIII, 19; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays17. Body depth 2.9 to 3.3 times in standard length. Juveniles under 25 cm black with a few large white blotches. Adults white with numerous small dark spots. Changes from bold black and white pattern to a whitish grey with numerous small black spots over most of the upper body and fins.
habitats	A solitary species found in lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Feed on crustaceans and mollusks. Generally marketed fresh.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Seychelles to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyudao, East, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.