Scientific Name	Sargocentron ensifer   Pronounce			by: Jeng-Ping Chen
Author	(Jordan & Evermann, 1903)	Depth	0 - 64M
Chinese	劍棘鱗魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	金鱗魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F282　Holocentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	劍棘鱗魚
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	鐵甲、金鱗甲、鐵甲兵、瀾公妾、鐵線婆
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms	Adioryx ensifer, Adioryx furcatus, Holocentrus ensifer, Holocentrus furcatus, Sargocentron ensiferum
Reference	Jordan, D. S. etc. 1903 Randall, J. E. 1998
Specimen List	ASIZP0060827. FRIP21601. NMMBP02457.
Common Name	Yellow-striped squirrelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI spines and 14 soft rays; anal fin with IV spines and 9-11 soft rays. Body with alternate red and yellow stripes dorsally, and with red and silvery white on side; ventrally, the yellow stripes often as a series of close-set spots, one per scale; head red, an oblique silvery white streak below eye and a vertical one on edge of preopercle; spinous dorsal fin yellow with narrow red margin; white caudal fin with a submarginal red band in each lobe, converging and broadening basally. Five oblique rows of scales on cheek. Body depth 2.5-2.85 in SL; head length 2.6-2.95 in SL; snout length 3.4-3.9 in head length; interorbital width 5.3-6.0 in head length; slightly projecting lower jaw. Maxilla either extending slightly beyond a vertical at front edge of pupil or reaching below center of eye; upper jaw length 2.3-2.65 in head length; premaxillary groove extending to or slightly posterior to a vertical at anterior edge of orbit; anterior end of nasal bone rounded; medial margin of nasal bone without spinule; edge of nasal fossa with 1 to 7 spinules; upper edge of suborbital bones below anterior half of eye without a spine or serrae (below posterior half weakly serrated); preopercular spine about 2/3 times in orbit diameter, 4.3-5.3 in head length; 1st and 2nd dorsal spine subequal, usually the 3rd is the longest, 2.15-2.7 in head length; 3rd anal spine 1.55-1.75 in head length. Usually 10 anal soft rays.
habitats	Inhabits deep reefs. Attains max size 23 cm SL.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: southern Japan to New Caledonia, Hawaii and Pitcairn.
Utility	Commercial species.