Scientific Name	Chaetodon punctatofasciatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1831	Depth	1 - 45M
Chinese	點斑橫帶蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	斑帶蝴蝶魚
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	虎皮蝶、繁紋蝶、虱鬢(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Chaetodon punctato-fasciatus, Chaetodon punctatolineatus, Chaetodon punctofasciatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057395. ASIZP0057774. ASIZP0057778. ASIZP0058596. ASIZP0071221. NMMBP02335. NMMBP02352. NMMBP05225. NMMBP08661. NMMSTP00057. NTUM00578. NTUM00579. NTUM00580. NTUM00581. NTUM00582. NTUM00583. NTUM00584. NTUM00587. NTUM00591. NTUM00593. NTUM00594. NTUM00726. NTUM08010. NTUM08018. NTUM08027. NTUM08032. NTUM08036. NTUM08041. NTUM08042.
Common Name	Sevenband butterflyfish; Spot banded butterflyfish; Spot-banded butterflyfish; Spotted belly butterflyfish; Spotband butterflyfish; Spot band butterflyfish; Spots-and-bands coralfish; Dot and dash butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length about equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XIII spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 22 to 25 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 17 or 18 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 13 or 14 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Yellow dorsally, shading to white ventrally, with rows of purplish grey spots on lower half of body and 7-8 purplish grey bars on upper half; a black-edged orange bar runs across the eye; posterior edge of the caudal fin is transparent; caudal peduncle is bright orange.
habitats	Common in coral rich areas and clear waters of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 5 to 40 m. Sometimes found on outer subtidal reef flats. Juveniles secretive. Feed on filamentous algae, corals, and benthic invertebrates. Often in pairs.
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-Pacific from Christmas Island to the Line Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and the northern Great Barrier Reef; throughout Micronesia. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.