Scientific Name	Histiopterus typus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Temminck & Schlegel, 1844	Depth	40 - 400M
Chinese	帆鰭魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	五棘鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F396　Pentacerotidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	帆鰭魚
Max Length	42 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	五棘鯛、旗鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Histiopterus spinifer, Histiopterus tyfus, Histiopterus types
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055732. ASIZP0058939. ASIZP0060074. ASIZP0063126. ASIZP0063165. ASIZP0063548. ASIZP0065456. ASIZP0065823. ASIZP0066162. ASIZP0066301. ASIZP0070195. ASIZP0070340. ASIZP0076164. ASIZP0800921. ASIZP0801123. ASIZP0801404. ASIZP0807080. ASIZP0910921. ASIZP0911123. ASIZP0911404. ASIZP0917080. FRIP21462. NMMBP01034. NMMBP01742. NMMBP01745. NMMBP01870. NMMBP01873. NMMBP03320. NMMSTP00964. NMNSF00218. NMNSF00607. NTMP0904. NTMP1253. NTOU-AE6287. NTUM00793. NTUM01166. NTUM03963. ...List all 44 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-27,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sailfin armorhead; Sailfin armourhead; Sailfin boarfish; Deepsea armourhead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oblong-oval and moderately compressed. Head mostly naked. Snout profile concave. Mouth small; jaws with bands of small conical teeth; no supramaxilla; vomer with or without teeth, no teeth on palatines. Gill rakers short, first gill arch with 3 to 6 rakers on upper limb, 14 to 16 on lower limb. Dorsal fin high, sail-like; dorsal-fin spines IV, the first 2 short, the third and fourth much enlarged, longer than head, subequal to first soft ray; dorsal-fin rays 23 to 29; anal fin with III spines and 8 to 10 soft rays; caudal fin slightly emarginate; pectoral-fin rays 16 to 18. Scales small to moderate, ctenoid; lateral-line pores 58 to 70. Adult body pale, with dark brown bars. Juveniles pale; large dark brown blotches over head, body, and dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins; pectoral and caudal fins pale, without spots.
habitats	Usually found inshore on reefs or on rough bottom of the outer continental shelf and upper slope at depths of 40 to 400 m.
Distribution	Temperate and tropical waters of the Indo-West Pacific region from South Africa to Red Sea, Oman, Arabian Sea, northwestern Australia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Japan. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	No commercial importance.