Scientific Name	Centropyge tibicen   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1831)	Depth	4 - 30M
Chinese	白斑刺尻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	白斑刺尻魚
Max Length	19 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	白點新娘、蓋刺魚(臺東)、厚殼仔(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.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	no locality
Synonyms	Centropyge tibicens, Holacanthus tibicen, Xiphipops tibicen
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059213. ASIZP0059317. ASIZP0059653. ASIZP0060467. ASIZP0073617. ASIZP0073620. ASIZP0806166. ASIZP0806169. ASIZP0916166. ASIZP0916169. ASIZP0916808. FRIP21538. NMMBP00612. NMMBP05413. NMMBP05419. NMMSTP00160. NTMP0510. NTUM00652. NTUM00654. NTUM00655. NTUM00670. NTUM00679. NTUM00680. NTUM00719. NTUM06946. NTUM08001.
Barcode	,,CO1,100% ,,CO1,100%
Common Name	Black angelfish; Keyhole angelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body short and deep, and strongly compressed. Preorbital bone convex and without strong spines. 1 prominent spines at angle of preopercle. Ventral edge of interopercle serrated. Eye moderately small. Mouth small, terminal, protractile, gape not extending to anterior rim or orbit. Dorsal fin with XIV spines and 16-17 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 16-17 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Overall black with an elongate vertical black blotch on the middle of the upper sides. When small, mainly black with a white bar; the white bar changes to a central blotch and varies greatly in shape and size. Dorsal and anal fins with submarginal blue line; most of the pelvic and the anterior portion of the anal fin yellow. Caudal fin with submarginal blue line.
habitats	Relatively uncommon in mixed coral and rubble areas of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 4 to 30 m. The largest member of the genus. Feeds mainly on algae. Forms harems of 3-7 individuals.
Distribution	Distributed throughout the Indo-Malayan region and western Pacific Ocean from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Vanuatu, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island, throughout Micronesia. It is found in Taiwanese waters except northe
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.