Scientific Name	Belonepterygion fasciolatum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Ogilby, 1889)	Depth	0 - 2M
Chinese	橫帶針翅鮗	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	七夕魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F344　Plesiopidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	橫帶針翅鮗
Max Length	4 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	針鰭鮗、黑七夕魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Lord Howe I.
Synonyms	Acanthoclinus fasciolatus, Belonepterygion fasciatus, Ernogrammoides fasciatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  Ogilby, J. D. 1889 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054887. ASIZP0057516. ASIZP0058776. ASIZP0059416. ASIZP0059524. BPBMI23295. NMMSTP00269. NTOUP201207-604. RUSI35711. USNM00257878. USNM00257879. USNM00257882. USNM00257883.
Common Name	Banded spiny basslet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. A single dorsal fin with XVIII spines and 5 segmented rays, with barely incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with X spines and 5 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 18-19 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 2 segmented rays. 3 Lateral lines, uppermost along back, middle one from pectoral-fin axil to base of central caudal-fin rays, lower one from just above pelvic spine base to above last anal ray. Body brown with series of narrow dark brown bars on sides; breast and lower half of head orange; a white stripe from below eye to upper pectoral fin base; fins mostly brown, the dorsal and anal becoming intensely dark posteriorly.
habitats	Found in tidal pools around coral reefs and lagoons.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific including Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan and Australia. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Islands.
Utility	No commercial value.