Poisson écureuil à bandes jaunes, Yellow-striped squirrelfish, Yellowstripe squirrelfish, Hana-ebisu, ハナエビス, 剑棘鳞鱼, 黄纹棘鳞鱼,

Synonymes
Adioryx ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Holocentrus ensifer (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
Sargocentron ensiferum (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)

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Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 4; Anal soft rays: 9-11 (usually: 10); Body depth: 2.5-2.85 in SL; Head length: 2.6-2.95 in SL; Snout length: 3.4-3.9 in Head Length; Interorbital width: 5.3-6.0 in Head Length; Slightly projecting lower jaw. Maxilla either extending slightly beyond a vertical at front edge of pupil or reaching below center of eye; Upper jaw length: 2.3-2.65 in Head Length; Premaxillary groove extending to or slightly posterior to a vertical at anterior edge of orbit; Anterior end of nasal bone rounded; Medial margin of nasal bone without spinule; Edge of nasal fossa with 1 to 7 spinules; Upper edge of suborbital bones below anterior half of eye without a spine or serrae (below posterior half weakly serrated); Preopercular spine about 2/3 times in orbit diameter, 4.3-5.3 in Head Length; First and second dorsal spine subequal, usually the third is the longest: 2.15-2.7 in Head Length; Third anal spine: 1.55-1.75 in Head Length. Max. length: 23.0 cm SL; Common length: 15.0 cm TL. Depth range: 0 - 64 m, usually: 0 - 40 m.

Color
Body with alternate red and yellow stripes dorsally, and with red and silvery white on side; Ventrally, the yellow stripes often as a series of close-set spots, one per scale; Head red, an oblique silvery white streak below eye and a vertical one on edge of preopercle; Spinous dorsal fin yellow with narrow red margin; White caudal fin with a submarginal red band in each lobe, converging and broadening basally; Five oblique rows of scales on cheek.

Etymology
Sargocentron: from Greek, sargos = sargus, a name of a marine fish + from Greek, kentron = sting.
ensifer: from Latin, ensis = sword + from Latin, fero ‎= bear. One who bears or carries a sword. Referring to a “long, strong, dagger-like spine,” one each above opercle and below preopercle.
Original description: Holocentrus ensifer Jordan & Evermann, 1903 - Type locality: Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands.

Distribution
Western and central Pacific, antiequatorial: South China Sea, Ryukyu Islands and southern Japan, Hawaiian Islands; New Caledonia, Pitcairn Group.

Biology
Inhabits deep reefs. Benthopelagic in or near crevices and caves. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.