Scientific Name	Pomacanthus sexstriatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1831)	Depth	3 - 50M
Chinese	六帶蓋刺魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	六帶刺蓋魚
Max Length	46 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	六帶神仙、神仙(臺東)、六間神仙
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Java
Synonyms	Euxiphipops sexstriatus, Holacanthus sexstriatus, Pomacanthus sextriatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059991. FRIP21111. FRIP22315. NMMBP00613. NMMBP06556. NMMSTP00436. NTUM01410. NTUM01411. NTUM01439. NTUM07702. NTUM08044.
Common Name	Sixbar angelfish; Sixband angelfish; Six-banded angelfish; Six barred angel; Bluestone kambingan
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle serrated. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Scale on middle of body with focus before or just on anterior margin of exposed portion. Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 18-20 soft rays, and posterior corner of dorsal fin rounded posteriorly in adults; anal fin with III spines and 18 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Adults yellowish tan with 5 black bars on the sides; scales with blue spots in the middle; head blackish with a white bar behind the eye, running from below the origin of the dorsal fin to the lower edge of the operculum; the caudal and the posterior portions of the dorsal and anal fins with blue spots. Juveniles blackish with about 15 curved narrow blue and white bars on the sides.
habitats	Juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs while adults occur in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief of lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults semi-silty coastal to about 50 m depth, often seen in pairs.
Distribution	Distributed throughout the Indo-Malayan region to the Solomon Islands and east and west coasts of Australia, northward to the Ryukyu Islands. It is found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.