Scientific Name	Malacanthus latovittatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1801)	Depth	20 - 65M
Chinese	側條弱棘魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	弱棘魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F355　Malacanthidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	側條弱棘魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	軟棘魚、魽吉仔(臺東)、假柳冷仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Indo-Pacific (as Great Equatorial Ocean)
Synonyms	Labrus latovittatus, Malacanthus taeniatus, Malacanthus urichthys, Oceanops latovittatus, Taenianotus latovittatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1801 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0058536. ASIZP0070886. ASIZP0804195. ASIZP0914195. FRIP21046. NMMBP09049. NMMSTP00285. NTOU-AE6074. NTUM01280. NTUM05661. NTUM05662. NTUM05663. NTUM06642.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sand tilefish; Striped blanquillo; Blue blanquillo; Banded blanquillo; False whiting; Eye of the sea
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, its depth 15 to 20% standard length. Snout long, its length 37 to 47% head length. Jaws extending posteriorly only to below anterior nostril, well in front of eye. Preopercle edge smooth, the angle about 110° to 120°, opercle with a single sharp spine about equal in size to pupil diameter. Gill rakers on first gill arch reduced, their total number 6 to 10. Dorsal fin with IV spines and 43 to 47 soft rays. Anal fin with I spine and 37 to 40 soft rays; caudal fin truncate, with elongate elements in upper lobe. Pored lateral-line scales 116 to 132. Head blue, iris yellow; body olive-grey to violet-blue above, bluish white on belly; a broad midbody longitudinal band running from operculum to tip of caudal fin, widening on tail to include most of middle and lower portion; lower portion of fin with a small white rectangular area; dorsal fin grey-brown with a pale band along upper margin; anal and pelvic fins white; pectoral fins bluish. In juveniles the black midlateral band extends from tip of snout to caudal fin.
habitats	Found on outer reef slopes, hovering above the bottom. They swim often high above the substrate to pick prey from the substrate with their excellent eyesight. Tends to swim away from its pursuer rather than enter its burrow. Solitary or in pairs, adults f
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea, Kenya, Mozambique, the Aldabra and Inhaca islands, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, hyposaline waters of Goldie River in New Guinea, Melanesia, south to only New Caledonia; Okinawa, Philippines and Micronesian
Utility	Marketed fresh; aquarium fishes.