Oplegnathus punctatus (Temminck & Schlegel 1844)

Epitheliocystis. Bacterial diseases

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 - 13

Subtropical, sublittoral, epibenthopelagic (Ref. 56898). Inhabits rocky and coral reefs. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).

Inhabit rocky and coral reefs. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115, 58302). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).

fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes

分布於太平洋區，包括夏威夷群島、關島、澳洲、菲律賓、台灣、日本，及中國大陸沿海等。台灣北部、東部、西部、南部及離島之岩礁，珊湖礁區皆產。

主要漁法為底拖網、延繩釣及手釣，全年皆產，無明顯盛漁期。肉味鮮美，宜清蒸或煮湯，台灣南部地區較多，產量不大。

體延長而呈長卵圓形，側扁而高。頭小，前端鈍尖。吻短，眼大，側位，上頜達眼之前緣下方。頜齒癒合成鸚鵡喙嘴狀，鋤骨和腭骨均無齒。前鰓蓋骨後緣具鋸齒；鰓蓋骨上具1扁小棘。體被細小櫛鱗，吻部、眼間隔及頰部無鱗，各鰭基底均被小鱗；側線完全，與背緣平行。背鰭單一，硬棘部和軟條部間具缺刻，硬棘XII，軟條數17；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條數12-13；尾鰭截形。體灰褐色，有銀白光澤，頭部、體側、胸鰭及各奇鰭基部密佈著許多黑斑，幼魚的體色較淡呈褐色；各鰭暗色。

溫熱帶沿近海魚類，棲於岩礁區；幼魚隨著海藻漂移。肉食性，齒銳利，可咬碎貝類或海膽等堅硬之外殼。