Scientific Name	Acanthurus blochii   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Valenciennes, 1835	Depth	1 - 12M
Chinese	布氏刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	布氏刺尾魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	環尾倒吊、粗皮仔、倒吊(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Mauritius; Seychelles
Synonyms	Acanthurus bleekeri, Acanthurus mata
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1835 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0067535. ASIZP0067546. ASIZP0802860. ASIZP0802861. ASIZP0912860. ASIZP0912861. FRIP00540. FRIP22287.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ringtail Surgeon; Ringtail surgeonfish; Whitetail lancet; Tailring surgeonfish; Tailring surgeon; Blue-banded pualu
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX, 25-27 ; anal-fin rays III, 24-25 ; pectoral-fin rays 17. Color in life bluish grey with numerous yellowish brown spots which tend to form irregular longitudinal lines; head with narrow irregular stripes; A yellow spot behind eye; brown pectoral fins; base of caudal fin with white bar. lateral spine on caudal peduncle longer. Vertical stripes instead of spots on the blue central area of the caudal fin, pectoral fins plain brown to blueish-grey. white ring around the base of the tail varies in intensity and may occasionally be absent.
habitats	Generally found on shallow coral reefs. Feeds primarily on the algal film covering compacted sand, ingesting the usual component of sand which probably aids in the trituration of the algal food in the thick-walled stomach; also feeds on diatoms and detrit
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Society Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Islands; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Line and Mascarene Islands. Taiwa: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East, Nor
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.