Scientific Name	Zebrasoma velifer			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1795)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	橫帶高鰭刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	橫帶高鰭刺尾魚
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	粗皮魚、高鰭刺尾鯛、老娘(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	East Indias
Synonyms	Acanthurus velifer, Zebrasoma desjardini, Zebrasoma desjardinii, Zebrasoma veliferum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055392. ASIZP0057664. ASIZP0060536. ASIZP0063489. ASIZP0066483. ASIZP0066539. ASIZP0070718. ASIZP0070795. ASIZP0074563. ASIZP0801439. ASIZP0801440. ASIZP0911439. ASIZP0911440. ASIZP0916944.
Barcode	2008-03-25,張家豪,CO1,95%
Common Name	Sail fish tang; Ringed tang; Purple-lined tang; Sailfin tang; Pasific sailfin tang; Sailfin surgeonfish; Desjardin's sailfin tang; Eastern sailfin tang
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IV, 29-33 ; anal-fin rays III, 23-26 ; pectoral-fin rays 15-17. Caudal fin truncate; body and head posterior to eye dark gray-browen with vertical yellow lines and six narrow pale bars, the yellow line within pale bar light gray with numerous, close-set, small, white spots; dorsal and anal fins dark brown, the soft portions with pale blue green lines paralleling curved outer border of fins; caudal fin yellow with a white bar at base, a thin blue posterior margin and black submarginal line. Small juveniles with alternating yellow and black bars.
habitats	Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 30 m. Solitary juveniles found among rocks or coral of shallow protected, sometimes turbid reefs. Usually encountered as solitary individuals, but occasionally in pairs on
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to the the Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Rapa Island Taiwan: South,Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East, North-East.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.