Scientific Name	Pomacentrus bankanensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1853	Depth	0 - 12M
Chinese	班卡雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	班卡雀鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Banka, Indonesia
Synonyms	Pomacentrus delurus, Pomacentrus dorsalis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057402. ASIZP0059077. ASIZP0059101. ASIZP0059136. ASIZP0059644. ASIZP0070006. ASIZP0071564. ASIZP0073133. ASIZP0073594. ASIZP0073596. ASIZP0803371. ASIZP0806143. ASIZP0806145. ASIZP0913371. ASIZP0916143. ASIZP0916145. BPBMI23183. BPBMI23208. NMMBP00445. NMMBP00452. NMMBP00463. NMMBP00468. NMMBP05334. NMMSTP00097. NMNSF01258. NTOUP201203-093. NTOUP201203-119. NTUM02452. NTUM02807. NTUM03071. NTUM03073. NTUM03074. NTUM03075. NTUM03076. NTUM03077. NTUM03225. USNM00215166. ...List all 41 records...
Barcode	2012-10-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Speckled damselfish; Speckled damsel
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 15-16; Anal rays II, 15-16; pectoral rays 18; lateral-line scales 17-19; body depth 2.0-2.1 in standard length. Upper and lower accessory caudal rays not spinous. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated; vertral margin of infraorbital serrated. Both jaws with biserial teeth. Predorsal scales reaching above anterior nostril; no scales on infraorbitals. Upper and lower lobes of caudal fin without filamentous posterior rays. Body brown, somewhat yellowish on breast and belly; a small blue spot on scale centres; blue lines dorsally on head; an ocellus on rear part of dorsal fin; caudal fin white.
habitats	Occurs solitarily or in small groups in lagoons, reef flats, passages, and outer reef slopes. Usually amongst coarse rubble or rock. Feeds primarily on algae, but also takes copepods, isopods, and pelagic tunicates.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from southern Japan to Christmas Island, northern Australia (Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef), and Fiji. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.