Scientific Name	Microcanthus strigatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1831)	Depth	0 - 10M
Chinese	柴魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F391　Kyphosidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	細刺魚
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	斑馬、條紋蝶、花身婆(臺東)、米統仔(澎湖)、花身婆(澎湖)、苦湳盤仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Chaetodon strigatus, Micrognathus strigatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；楊鴻嘉圖鑑 (金)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 Fraser-Brunner, A. 1945 Watanabe, M. etc. 1946 朱元鼎 編 1985 楊鴻嘉, 楊誠國 1990 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1993 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 楊鴻嘉, 陳良德 1995 楊鴻嘉, 張寶仁 1996
Specimen List	ASIZP0055735. ASIZP0059130. ASIZP0059576. ASIZP0060483. ASIZP0062769. ASIZP0070408. ASIZP0070735. ASIZP0070972. ASIZP0071054. ASIZP0071079. ASIZP0072790. ASIZP0072794. ASIZP0073035. ASIZP0080231. ASIZP0700031. ASIZP0804258. ASIZP0804259. ASIZP0804260. ASIZP0805462. ASIZP0805465. ASIZP0805845. ASIZP0915462. ASIZP0915465. ASIZP0915845. BPBMI23103. FRIP03106. FRIP21019. FRIP21728. MTP0050. MTP0066. MTP0140. NMMBP00120. NMMBP00979. NMMBP01161. NMMBP01320. NMMBP03234. NMMBP04482. NTUM00009Paratype. ...List all 55 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100% 2012-10-15,張家豪,CO1,100%
Common Name	Stripey; Convict fish; Butterflyfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body ovate, deep, strongly compressed. Mouth terminal, small, not extending posteriorly beyond anterior margin of eye; teeth small, close-set, and pointed, in a broad band or a single row. Single dorsal fin with XI spines and 16 to 18 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 14 to 14 soft rays; pelvic fins inserted distinctly just posterior to pectoral-fin base; caudal fin emarginate to forked. Scales small, ctenoid, extending onto cheeks and upper part of opercles, and forming a scaly sheath at bases of dorsal and anal fins and extending onto soft portion of dorsal and anal fins. Lateral line continuous, reaching caudal peduncle; scales 56-60. Distinctive pattern of oblique black stripes with yellow or whitish spaces between them.
habitats	Inhabits coastal and lagoon reefs. Found in dense aggregations under ledges and in caves during the day. Young feed on small crustaceans and algae.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan, China, New Caledonia and Australia. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii. It is found in northeastern and northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Food fish; marketed fresh.