Scientific Name	Chaetodon melannotus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Depth	4 - 20M
Chinese	黑背蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑背蝴蝶魚
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	太陽蝶、曙色蝶、蝶仔(臺東)、紅司公(澎湖)、米統仔(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	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Chaetodon abhortani, Chaetodon dorsalis, Chaetodon marginatus, Chaetodon melanotus, Chaetodon melanotus, Chaetodon reinwardti, Chaetodon reinwardtii, Tetragonoptrus dorsalis, Tetragonoptrus melanotus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055370. ASIZP0057044. ASIZP0057586. ASIZP0063532. ASIZP0069615. ASIZP0071275. ASIZP0071358. ASIZP0916928. FRIP21197. FRIP21313. NMMBP08764. NMMSTP00108. NTUM00297. NTUM00298. NTUM00299. NTUM00306. NTUM00308. NTUM00310. NTUM00311. NTUM00315. NTUM00316. NTUM00317. NTUM00318. NTUM00319. NTUM00328. NTUM00329. NTUM00330. NTUM00331. NTUM00332. NTUM08026. NTUM08040. NTUM08608. RUSI35709.
Common Name	Blackbacked butterflyfish; Black-backed coralfish; Black-backed butterflyfish; Black-backed butterfly fish; Blackback butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, strongly compressed. Head length roughly equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XII spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 18 to 20 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 16 to 18 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 14 or 15 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall white with bright yellow fins; numerous, narrow, oblique black lines on sides; upper back blackish; a black blotch above anal spines; a yellow-edged, black bar through eye.
habitats	Usually solitary or in pairs in coral-rich areas of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs at depths of 3 to 15 m. Juveniles inshore. In pairs or traveling in small groups. Feeds on octocorallian and scleractinian coral polyps. Oviparous.
Distribution	Widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Throughout Micronesia. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.