Scientific Name	Cheiloprion labiatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Day, 1877)	Depth	1 - 3M
Chinese	厚唇雀鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	雀鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F411　Pomacentridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鋸唇魚
Max Length	6 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚殼仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Andaman and Nicobar Is., Bay of Bengal
Synonyms	Pomacentrus labiatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2005)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055846. ASIZP0057054. ASIZP0072305. NTMP0515.
Common Name	Big-lip damsel; Minstrel fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays XIII, 13-14; Anal rays II, 13-14; pectoral rays 17; lateral-line scales 16-18; body depth 1.7-1.9 in standard length. The white and curled back lips are distinctive, particularly in large individuals. Juveniles are dull orange while adults are dark brown.
habitats	Found usually among beds of branching corals in shallow lagoon reefs, singly or in small groups. Feeds primarily on the polyps of Acropora corals.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Sri Lanka to the Solomon Islands, north to the Philippines, south to Vanuatu and northern Australia; Palau (Belau) in Micronesia. It is very rare and only found in Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.