Scientific Name	Amblypomacentrus breviceps   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Schlegel & Müller, 1839)	Depth	2 - 35M
Chinese	短頭鈍雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短頭鈍雀鯛
Max Length	8.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean, sw. coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Synonyms	Glyphisodon breviceps, Pomacentrus beauforti, Pomacentrus nematopterus, Pomacentrus trifasciatus, Pristotis trifasciatus
Reference	Chen, C.H. 2004. Checklist of the fishes of Penghu. Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture. FRI Special Publication No. 4: 175 pp.(in Chinese)  Schlegel, H. etc. 1839 陳春暉 2004
Specimen List
Common Name	Black-banded demoiselle
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 10-12; Anal rays II, 11-13; pectoral rays 16-17; lateral-line scales 16-17; body depth 2.1-2.3 in standard length. Pearly white, with 3 black bars, the first running across the head through the eye, and other 2 from the back to about mid portion of the side. The adjacent dorsal fin also black. Juveniles with yellow abdominal region, and pelvic fins.
habitats	Inhabits lagoon and coastal areas. Found in sandy or silty areas around outcrops of rubble on sand, mud, sponge or rocks. Occurs singly or in small groups. Young often with anemones for protection.
Distribution	Distributed in the Western Central Pacific, including East Indies, Taiwan, Philippines, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, and Egum Atoll (Solomon sea). It is very rare and only found in Penghu Islands, western Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.