Scientific Name	Chaetodon trifascialis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Quoy & Gaimard, 1825	Depth	2 - 30M
Chinese	川紋蝴蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蝴蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F393　Chaetodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	三紋蝴蝶魚
Max Length	18 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	箭蝶、排骨蝶、紅司公(澎湖)、虱鬢(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Guam
Synonyms	Chaetodon bifascialis, Chaetodon leachii, Chaetodon striangulus, Chaetodon strigangulus, Chaetodon strigangulus, Chaetodon tearlachi, Chaetodon triangularis, Eteira taunayi, Megapotodon trifascialis, Megaprotodon strigangulus, Megaprotodon trifascialis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054083. ASIZP0057386. ASIZP0057387. ASIZP0057390. ASIZP0057766. ASIZP0058755. ASIZP0067063. ASIZP0067070. ASIZP0067074. ASIZP0067076. ASIZP0071453. ASIZP0078424. ASIZP0802840. ASIZP0802841. ASIZP0802842. ASIZP0802843. ASIZP0807263. ASIZP0912840. ASIZP0912841. ASIZP0912842. ASIZP0912843. ASIZP0916794. ASIZP0917263. NMMBP00920. NMMBP03033. NMMBP05228. NMMBP05499. NMMBP05533. NMMBP08724. NMMSTP00218. NMNSF00663. NTUM00117. NTUM00118. NTUM00145. NTUM00146. NTUM00147. NTUM00148. ...List all 49 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Rightangle butterflyfish; V-lined butterflyfish; Triangulate butterflyfish; Chevron butterflyfish; Chevroned butterflyfish; Acropora butterfly
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, strongly compressed. Head length about equal to head height; preopercle smooth, without prominent spines. Snout short. Small protractile mouth with brush-like teeth in the jaws. Dorsal fin with XIII to XV spines, no notch between spinous and soft dorsal fin; and 14 to 16 soft rays; anal fin with IV or v spines and 13 to 15 soft rays; pectoral fins transparent with 14 soft rays; pelvic fins with I stout spine and 5 branched rays; caudal fin rounded. Generally white with narrow chevron markings. Juveniles have a mostly yellow tail and a broad black band extending from the rear of the dorsal fin to the rear of the anal fin. Tail pattern and posterior part of body changes dramatically with growth.
habitats	This territorial species occurs in shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs at depths of 3 to 20 m. Closely associated with tabular and staghorn Acropora corals upon which it feeds on their polyps and mucus. Solitary or in pairs. Juveniles secretiv
Distribution	Distributed throughout most of the Indo-Pacifc region, excluding the main Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands, and Easter Island. Widely around coral reefs in Taiwan.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.