Scientific Name	Naso lituratus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Forster, 1801)	Depth	0 - 90M
Chinese	黑背鼻魚	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	頰吻鼻魚
Max Length	45 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	剝皮仔、打鐵婆、鬼角(臺東)、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	Tahiti
Synonyms	Acanthurus lituratus, Aspisurus carolinarum, Callicanthus lituratus, Monoceros garretti, Naso literatus, Prionurus eoume
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	ASIZP0054866. ASIZP0055383. ASIZP0059645. ASIZP0060989. ASIZP0063505. ASIZP0066139. ASIZP0066140. ASIZP0066489. ASIZP0066506. ASIZP0066621. ASIZP0070393. ASIZP0801406. ASIZP0801407. ASIZP0801408. ASIZP0801409. ASIZP0801410. ASIZP0900045. ASIZP0911406. ASIZP0911407. ASIZP0911408. ASIZP0911409. ASIZP0911410. FRIP00720. FRIP20432. FRIP21668. NMMBP00118. NMMBP01318. NMMBP02337. NMMBP06526. NMMSTP00693. NTMP0522. NTOU-AE6015. NTUM01191. NTUM01192. NTUM01193. NTUM01195. NTUM01197. ...List all 45 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Orange spine surgeonfish; Poll unicornfish; Orange-spine unicornfish; Smooth-head unicornfish; Redlip surgeonfish; Orangespine unicornfish; Striped unicornfish; Striped-faced unicornfish; Barcheek unicornfish; Clown tang; Masked unicornfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI, 28-31 ; anal-fin rays II, 29-31 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-18 ; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Body dark grayish brown, dorsal fin black continuing as a pointed projection onto nape, with a pale blue line at base and a broad outer white zone on soft portion; anal fin mainly orange; dorsal and anal fins with a narrow blue margin and black submarginal line; caudal fin with a yellow submarginal band posteriorly. Caudal fin emarginate adult males with trailing filaments from each corner.
habitats	Occurs in coastal and inner reef flats and slopes. Browses on benthic algae on coral reefs or rocky bottom. Sometimes in large aggregations. The species is seldom poisonous. Pair-spawning has been observed.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: Honshu, Japan south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; east in Oceania to the Hawaiian Islands. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East, North-East.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.