Diagnostic Description
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Description: 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 (Ref. 2334). Body depth 1.7-1.9 in SL. Scales longitudinal series 47-50 (Ref. 90102).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 23; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19
Trophic Strategy
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Occur inshore (Ref. 75154). Juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs while adults occur in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief of lagoon and seaward reefs. Occur mostly in pairs and are very elusive. Emit loud grunting sounds when harassed. Only the young make excellent aquarium fish (Ref. 4859).
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Biology
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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 (Ref. 48636). Occur solitary or mostly in pairs, are very elusive. Emits loud grunting sounds when harassed. Only the young make excellent aquarium fish (Ref. 4859).
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Importance
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fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
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分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區，自印尼和馬來西亞到所羅門群島，北到日本南部，南至澳洲。台灣北部岩礁及珊湖礁海域皆可見其蹤跡。
利用
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一般以潛水方式捕捉。為觀賞魚類，無食用經濟價值。較不易存活於水族箱內。
描述
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體略高而呈卵圓形；背部輪廓略突出，頭背於眼上方平直。吻鈍而小。眶前骨寬突，不游離；前鰓蓋骨後緣及下緣具弱鋸齒，具一長棘；鰓蓋骨後緣平滑。體被較大型鱗，頭部與奇鰭具小鱗，頰部鱗大小不一。背鰭硬棘XIII，軟條18-20；臀鰭硬棘III，軟條18-20；背鰭與臀鰭軟條部後端圓形；腹鰭尖，第一軟條延長，達臀鰭起點；尾鰭鈍圓形。幼魚體一致為暗褐色，體具若干藍白相間弧狀紋，隨著成長弧紋逐漸減少；成魚體呈乳黃至黃褐色，頭部黑褐色，體側僅剩6條暗色橫帶以及二散佈許多暗色小點，眼後另具1條白細橫帶；各鰭緣多少具藍緣，且具藍色小點。
棲地
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幼魚生活於較淺水域，成魚則棲息於珊瑚繁生的的礁區或潟湖。具有領域性，會攻擊其它同類或不同類魚。以海綿、附著生物和藻類為食。
Sixbar angelfish
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The sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus), also known as the six banded angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in Indo-Pacific region.
Description
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Pomacanthus sexstriatus
The sixbar angelfish, like other members of the genus Pomacanthus, has juveniles and adults which look quite different. The juveniles have an overall blue black colour broken by many vertical white bands, the anterior bands being rather straight while the posterior bands become increasingly arced as they approach the tail. The adults have an overall colour of brownish-yellow on the body and the median fins, with vivid blue spots. Along the flanks there are 6 vertical bands, the first is whitish and is placed immediately behind the head, the following 5 are black.[3] This species can reach a total body length of about 46 cm (18 in) in the ocean. These angelfishes have 13-14 spines and 18-23 soft rays in the dorsal fin and 3 spines and 18-19 soft rays in the anal fin.[2]
Distribution
The sixbar angelfish is found from Sri Lanka through the Male Archipelago to the Solomon Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands of Southern Japan and Palau and south to New Caledonia and Australia.[1] In Australia it extends from Shark Bay in Western Australia along the northern coast to the Capricorn and Bunker Group off Queensland. They are also found around the Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef of Western Australia, and Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea.[4]
Habitat and biology
The sixbar angelfish is found at depths between 1 and 60 m (3 ft 3 in and 196 ft 10 in).[1] it is found in coastal, lagoon and outer reef slopes with the adults living in pairs or as solitary individuals where there is a rich growth of corals. The juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs.[4] when alarmed this species makes loud, grunting sounds.[2] It is a carnivorous species which feeds on sponges and tunicates.[1]
Systematics
The sixbar angelfish was first formally described as Holacanthus sexstriatus in 1831 by the French anatomist Georges Cuvier (1769–1832) with the type locality given as Java.[5] Some authorities place this species in the subgenus Euxiphipops. The specific name sexstriatus means “six banded”, a reference to the six vertical bands along its body.[6]
Utilisation
The sixbar angelfish is occasionally collected for the aquarium trade but only the juveniles are suitable for home aquaria because the adults are too large.[1]
References
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^ a b c d e Pyle, R.; Myers, R.F.; Rocha, L.A.; Craig, M.T. (2010). "Pomacanthus sexstriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T165840A6145988. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165840A6145988.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Pomacanthus sexstriatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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^ "Pomacanthus sexstriatus". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Pomacanthus sexstriatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pomacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (21 July 2020). "Order ACANTHURIFORMES (part 1): Families LOBOTIDAE, POMACANTHIDAE, DREPANEIDAE and CHAETODONTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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Sixbar angelfish: Brief Summary
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The sixbar angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus), also known as the six banded angelfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae. It is found in Indo-Pacific region.
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