Scientific Name	Pomacanthus imperator   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1787)	Depth	3 - 70M
Chinese	條紋蓋刺魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	蓋刺魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F394　Pomacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	主刺蓋魚
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	皇后神仙(成魚)、大花臉(幼魚)、皇后(臺東)、店窗(澎湖)、變身苦(澎湖)、崁鼠(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Acanthochaetodon imperator, Acanthochaetodon nicobariensis, Chaetodon imperator, Chaetodon nicobariensis, Holacanthus imperator, Holacanthus nicobariensis, Pomacanthodes imperator, Pomacanthus nicobariensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)
Specimen List	ASIZP0054119. ASIZP0057334. ASIZP0057336. ASIZP0058131. ASIZP0059100. ASIZP0066548. ASIZP0801419. ASIZP0805888. ASIZP0911419. ASIZP0915888. FRIP00886. FRIP20345. FRIP22186. NMMBP04548. NMMBP06305. NMMBP06405. NMMSTP00773. NTOU-AE6044. NTOU-AE6045. NTOUP201207-621. NTUM00099Holotype. NTUM00405. NTUM00407. NTUM00408. NTUM00410. NTUM00413. NTUM00416. NTUM00418. NTUM00671. NTUM00672. NTUM01423. NTUM04731. NTUM04745. NTUM04746. NTUM04749. NTUM04795. NTUM06738. ...List all 39 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Angel fish; Emperor; Emperor angelfish; Imperial 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 19-21 soft rays, and posterior corner of dorsal fin pointed and elongated posteriorly in adults; anal fin with III spines and 20 soft rays; caudal fin rounded. Juveniles are bluish black with concentric white circles. Adults blue with close-set horizontal yellow stripes on the sides and the adjoining dorsal and anal fins. Snout and cheek bluish white; eye enclosed in a black vertical bar with blue edge; pectoral fin base area also black.
habitats	Juveniles are encountered under ledges, or in holes of outer lagoon patch reefs or semi-protected areas of exposed channels and outer reef flats. Subadults move to reef front holes and surge channels. Large adults inhabit ledges and caves in areas of rich
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-Pacific from. It is mainly found in eastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marine aquarium fish.