Scientific Name	Acanthurus lineatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	0 - 15M
Chinese	線紋刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	縱帶刺尾魚
Max Length	38 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	紋倒吊、彩虹倒吊、花倒吊(臺東)、番倒吊(澎湖)、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 Indies
Synonyms	Acanthurus vittatus, Chaetodon lineatus, Ctenodon lineatus, Harpurus lineatus, Hepatus lineatus, Rhombotides lineatus, Teuthis lineatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054124. ASIZP0057398. ASIZP0057591. ASIZP0057753. ASIZP0057754. ASIZP0058488. ASIZP0063483. ASIZP0066411. ASIZP0066542. ASIZP0801434. ASIZP0801435. ASIZP0805904. ASIZP0911434. ASIZP0911435. ASIZP0915904. FRIP00014. FRIP01347. FRIP20029. FRIP20060. FRIP21080. FRIP21194. FRIP21258. NMMBP00868. NMMBP00869. NMMBP01079. NMMBP04260. NMMBP04264. NMMBP05260. NMMBP05320. NMMBP06601. NMMBP06601B. NMMSTP00147. NTMP0521. NTMP1202. NTMP1261. NTUM00921. NTUM00922. ...List all 66 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Striped surgeonfish; Striped surgeon; Zebra surgeonfish; Blue linned surgeonfish; Bluelined surgeonfish; Bluebanded surgeonfish; Clown surgeonfish; Blue banded surgeonfish; Clown surgeon; Blue-lined surgeonfish; Bluebanded surgeon; Bluebanded; Lined surge
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX,27-30 ; anal-fin rays III,25-28 ; pectoral-fin rays16. Upper 3/4 of body bright yellow with black-edged, narrow, bright blue stripes; lower 1/4 of body bluish white. Erectile spine on each side of caudal peduncle sharp, strong, forward-pointing. Upper part of head with yellow, oblique stripes. Pectoral fins pale with dusky rays; pelvics light yellowish brown with black outer margin; vertical markings in caudal fin. first gill arch with gill rakers 14-16 on upper limb, 13-15 lower limb. Minute scales.
habitats	Adults usually form schools and commonly found in shallow reef-gutters. Juveniles solitary and secretive on shallow rubble habitats. The large males control well-defined feeding territories and harems of females. The species almost continually in motion.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: eastern Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East, North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.