Scientific Name	Chaetodon xanthurus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bleeker, 1857	Depth	4 - 20M
Chinese	紅尾蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黃蝴蝶魚
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黃網蝶、紅司公(澎湖)、虱鬢(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ambon I.
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055139. ASIZP0057396. ASIZP0057767. ASIZP0059316. ASIZP0059637. ASIZP0059692. ASIZP0062219. ASIZP0063533. ASIZP0069894. ASIZP0070272. ASIZP0073176. ASIZP0073256. ASIZP0804088. ASIZP0805601. ASIZP0805731. ASIZP0914088. ASIZP0915601. ASIZP0915731. ASIZP0916788. NMMBP05233. NMMSTP00780. NTUM00102Holotype. NTUM00103Holotype. NTUM00104Holotype. NTUM00105Holotype. NTUM00106Paratype. NTUM00107Paratype. NTUM00108Paratype. NTUM00109Holotype. NTUM00110Holotype. NTUM00111Holotype. NTUM00112Holotype. NTUM00113Holotype. NTUM00114Holotype. NTUM00115Paratype. NTUM00727. NTUM08009. ...List all 39 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Netted butterflyfish; Orange butterflyfish; Philippine chevron butterflyfish; Pearlscale butterflyfish; Yellow-tail butterflyfish; Yellowtail butterflyfish; Crosshatch butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length about equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XIII to XIV spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 20 to 23 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 16 to 17 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 14 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall whitish with a crosshatch pattern of dark lines on the sides; bright yellow on posterior part of body and adjacent dorsal and anal fins; outer two-thirds of caudal fin yellow; a white-edged black bar through eye, and a large white-edged black spot on fore head.
habitats	Inhabits outer reef slopes and drop-offs at depths of 15 to 60 m. Occurs singly or in pairs. Feed on small benthic invertebrates and algae.
Distribution	Distributed in the Western Pacific from Indonesia and the Philippines, north to the Ryukyu Islands. It is found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.