Scientific Name	Prionurus scalprum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Valenciennes, 1835	Depth	2 - 20M
Chinese	鋸尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	三棘多板盾尾魚
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黑豬哥、黑將軍、打鐵婆、剝皮仔、老娘(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Japan to Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Prionurus scalprus, Xesurus scalprum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；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 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054770. ASIZP0057760. ASIZP0057764. ASIZP0059761. ASIZP0065860. ASIZP0800916. ASIZP0910916. FRIP01341. FRIP21612. NMMBP03270. NMMBP06501. NMMBP06502. NMMSTP00694. NMNSF00307. NTMP1373. NTUM01226. NTUM01228. NTUM01229. NTUM01230. NTUM01231. NTUM01232. NTUM01233. NTUM01234. NTUM01235. NTUM01238. NTUM01239. NTUM01240. NTUM01242. NTUM01243. NTUM01247. NTUM01250. NTUM01251. NTUM01252. NTUM01253. NTUM01255. NTUM01257. NTUM01258. ...List all 47 records...
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Scalpel sawtail
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX, 22-24 ; anal-fin rays III, 21-23 ; pectoral-fin rays 17-18 ; pelvic-fin rays I,5. Body roundish in young becoming ovate with age. Dorsal and ventral profiles about even. Forehead without rostral prominence even in adult; caudal peduncle relatively deep and compressed without dorsal and ventral precaudal depressions. Body light gray to dark browen often with a series of about 15 narrow dark bars along side of body; caudal peduncular plates black, lateral-line pores black.
habitats	Occur in small groups in coastal bays in rocky-algae habitats. Feed on algae along rocky shores.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Matsushima Bay, Japan to Taiwan. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, North, East, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.