Scientific Name	Peristedion orientale   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Temminck & Schlegel, 1843	Depth	120 - 500M
Chinese	東方黃魴鮄	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	黃魴鮄科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F311　Peristediidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	東方黃魴鮄
Max Length	19 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞角、角仔魚、飛角(臺東)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056247. ASIZP0056249. ASIZP0057215. ASIZP0058303. ASIZP0061502. ASIZP0062373. ASIZP0062534. ASIZP0062535. ASIZP0063120. ASIZP0063250. ASIZP0066089. ASIZP0067852. ASIZP0073678. ASIZP0073708. ASIZP0073758. ASIZP0075068. ASIZP0801549. ASIZP0803613. ASIZP0805626. ASIZP0806610. ASIZP0900314. ASIZP0911549. ASIZP0913613. ASIZP0916420. ASIZP0916610. CAS214624. FRIP00835. FRIP21698. NMMBP01171. NMMBP02552. NMMBP02832. NMMBP03700. NMMBP04024. NMMBP04838. NMMBP04845. NMMBP05751. NMMBP05801. USNM00098917Paratype. ...List all 53 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Gurnard; Searobin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dosal fin with VIII spines and 20 soft rays; Anal fin with 19-20 soft rays; Pectoral fin with 14 soft rays; lateral line scales 33-34; gill rakers 6 + 16. Rostral projection short, triangular in shape, and nearly parallel. Teeth in upper jaw. Barbrls on lower jaw, short, 8 in number, the longest one extending below anterior border of orbit. Preoperculum without spine. Second dorsal fin with 2 series of dark spots.
habitats	Inhabit bathydemersal marine environment, depth range 120-500m. Attains 19cm TL. Found along the shelf edge.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: southern Japan, the East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea.
Utility	Not commercial food species.