Scientific Name	Acanthurus mata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	5 - 100M
Chinese	後刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	暗色刺尾魚
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	倒吊、粗皮仔、番倒吊(澎湖)、半水吊
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Acanthurus bleekeri, Acanthurus weberi, Chaetodon mata, Chaetodon meta, Hepatus weberi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057759. ASIZP0059728. ASIZP0060013. ASIZP0064148. ASIZP0807503. ASIZP0901338. FRIP21507. NMMBP00481. NMMBP00865. NMMBP01019. NMMBP01681. NMMBP02245. NMMBP05512. NMMSTP00770. NMNSF00305. NMNSF00308. NTUM00752. NTUM00753. NTUM00993. NTUM00994. NTUM00995. NTUM00997. NTUM00998. NTUM00999. NTUM01000. NTUM04900. NTUM08514.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Striped surgeonfish; Yellowmask surgeonfish; White-tail lancet; Blue-lined surgeonfish; Bleeker's surgeonfish; Elongate surgeonfish; Mata surgeonfish; Elongate surgeon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX, 24-26 ; anal-fin rays III, 23-24 ; pectoral-fin rays 16-17. Body gray to brown with lengthwise blue lines on head and body. Capable of changing color to pale bluish overall. Behind eye a yellow area and 2 yellow bands extending anterior from eye. A single, sharp, forward-pointing erectile spine which folds down into a horizontal groove on each side of the caudal peduncle; spine in white sheath. Gill rakers of first gill arch 13-15 in both upper and lower limbs. Scales minute.
habitats	Occurs on steep slopes, often in turbid waters, generally in the vicinity of coral reefs or rocky bottoms. Form resident spawning aggregations. Feed on zooplankton.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Natal, South Africa to the Marquesan and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Society Islands. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu,
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.