Striped boarfish

The striped boarfish, Evistias acutirostris, is an armorhead of the genus Evistias, found around Japan, Hawaii, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadec Islands, and rarely in New Zealand, at depths below 30 m.

The Striped boarfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 18 - 193 m environment.

The striped boarfish, Evistias acutirostris, is an armorhead of the genus Evistias, found around Japan, Hawaii, Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, the Kermadec Islands, and rarely in New Zealand, at depths below 30 m. Its length is between 30 and 90 cm. More

* Striped boarfish, Evistias acutirostris (Temminck and Schlegel, 1844) * Genus Histiopterus Temminck and Schlegel, 1844 * Sailfin armourhead, Histiopterus typus Temminck and Schlegel, More

Common names

Bagang in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Botellón velero in Spanish (español)
Deepsea armourhead in English
Falso veleiro comum in Portuguese (Português)
Fān qí yú in Mandarin Chinese
Hwang-jul-dom in Korean (한국어)
Japanese boarfish in English
Kawabisha in Japanese (日本語)
sailfin armorhead in English
Sailfin armourhead in English
Sailfin boarfish in English
Sailfin boarhead in English
Seilvin-pantserkop in Afrikaans
Striped boarfish in English
Tengudai in Japanese (日本語)
Threebar boarfish in English
Whiskered armorhead in English
Whiskered boarfish in English
кабан-рыба желтополосая in Russian (русский язык)
кабан-рыба парусная in Russian (русский язык)
五棘鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
五棘鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
尖吻棘鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
尖吻棘鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
帆鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
帆鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
旗鯛 in Mandarin Chinese
旗鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
棘帆鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
棘帆鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
육동가리돔 in Korean (한국어)
황줄돔 in Korean (한국어)

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Pentacerotidae
Genus : Evistias
Species : Evistias acutirostris
Authority : Temminck & Schlegel,1844