Scientific Name	Acanthurus bariene   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Lesson, 1831	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	肩斑刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鰓斑刺尾魚
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	粗皮仔、黑點粗皮鯛、紅皮倒吊、倒吊(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Offack Bay, Waigui
Synonyms	Acanthurus kingii, Acanthurus nummifer, Hepatus bariene, Rhombotides nummifer
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	ASIZP0070394. FRIP21215. FRIP21519. NMMBP01189. NMMBP06377. NMMBP06378. NMMBP06558. NTUM00020Paratype. NTUM00750. NTUM00751.
Common Name	Roundspot surgeonfish; Black-spot surgeonfish; Bariene surgeonfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX, 26-28 ; anal-fin rays III, 25-26 ; pectoral-fin rays 17. Body brown; a round black spot at upper gill opening; dark blue line just below the bases of dorsal and anal fins. Dorsal fin with soft part with longer base than spinous part. Minute scales. A dark brown area surrounding latral spine on caudal peduncle. Large males develop highly convex foreheads that extend beyond the mouth.
habitats	Generally found at depths 10 - 50m on outer reef slopes and drop offs. Found singly or in pairs. Feeds on algal film on bare rocks. Juveniles found in shallow protected reefs, usually between soft coral, in 0.2-3 m depth.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique and Maldives to the western Pacific. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, East.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.