Scientific Name	Chaetodontoplus melanosoma   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1853)	Depth	3 - 30M
Chinese	黑身荷包魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑身荷包魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	黑身神仙、碟仔(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North、North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Lawajong, Solor I.
Synonyms	Holacanthus melanosoma
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Bleeker, P. 1853 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059807. ASIZP0060295. ASIZP0060324. ASIZP0070907. ASIZP0807357. ASIZP0917357. BPBMI23136. FRIP20210. FRIP21153. NTMP0104. NTUM02698. NTUM02699.
Barcode	2016-01-28,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Black-velvet angelfish; Brown angelfish; Black velvet angelfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body oval, deep, 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.Scale on middle of body with focus before or just on anterior margin of exposed portion. Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 17-18 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 18 soft rays; caudal fin rounded to slightly emarginate. Overall black to dark brown on body; yellowish brown on head and with numerous yellowish orange spots on forehead; dorsal and anal fins with narrrow yellow margin; caudal fin yellow.
habitats	An uncommon species that inhabits coastal reefs and drop-offs that are exposed to strong tidal currents at depths of 5 to 25 m. Juveniles on deep rubble slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Feeds on sponges and tunicates. Solitary or in pairs.
Distribution	Distributed from the Indo-Malayan region and New Guinea northward to southern Japan. It is very rare and only found in northern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.