Scientific Name	Heniochus acuminatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	白吻雙帶立旗鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	馬夫魚
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	白關刀、關刀(臺東)、舉旗仔(澎湖)、孝包鬚(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Chaetodon acuminatus, Chaetodon bifasciatus, Chaetodon macrolepidotus, Chaetodon mycteryzans, Heniochus accuminatus, Heniochus macrolepidotus, Taurichthys macrolepidotus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054116. ASIZP0054939. ASIZP0058276. ASIZP0059691. ASIZP0060031. ASIZP0065870. ASIZP0065974. ASIZP0066545. ASIZP0070342. ASIZP0070711. ASIZP0074590. ASIZP0700344. ASIZP0800611. ASIZP0800983. ASIZP0801414. ASIZP0910611. ASIZP0910983. ASIZP0911414. ASIZP0916793. FRIP00536. FRIP00537. FRIP03072. FRIP20211. FRIP20213. FRIP21040. FRIP21889. FRIP22123. FRIP22201. NMMBP03031. NMMBP03044. NMMBP03967. NMMBP04097. NMMBP05857. NMMBP06370. NMMBP06371. NMMBP06372. NMMBP06373. NTUM00067Neotype. NTUM00068Neotype. NTUM00069Neotype. NTUM00070Neotype. NTUM00071Neotype. NTUM00072Neotype. NTUM00073Neotype. NTUM00074Neotype. NTUM00075Holotype. NTUM00076Holotype. NTUM00077Holotype. NTUM00078Holotype. NTUM00079Holotype. NTUM00080Holotype. ...List all 70 records...
Barcode	2007-01-30,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pennant bannerfish; Pennant coralfish; Pennant coral fish; Wimple fish; Bannerfish; Coachman; Longfin bannerfish; Featherfin coralfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length roughly equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XI spines, front of dorsal fin expanded to a very long tapering white filament; and 24 to 27 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 17 to 19 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 15 to 18 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall white with two broad, oblique black bands on siders, the frist continuous with black pelvic fins and the second ending on posterior half of anal fin; soft dorsal and caudal fins yellow; a blackish bar above eye.
habitats	Inhabits deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes at depths of 2 to 40 m. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs. A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of the reef. Juve
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-Pacific from East Africa and Persian Gulf to the Society Islands; north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.