Scientific Name	Zanclus cornutus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	1 - 180M
Chinese	角蝶魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	角蝶魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F469　Zanclidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	角鐮魚
Max Length	23 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	角蝶、'角蝶仔(臺東)、孝包鬚(澎湖)、下包鬚(澎湖)、吉哥
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	East Indies
Synonyms	Chaetodon canescens, Chaetodon cornutus, Zanclus canescens, Zanclus cornatus, Zanclus cornotus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Johnson, G.D. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054080. ASIZP0054619. ASIZP0055268. ASIZP0056476. ASIZP0059422. ASIZP0060987. ASIZP0070031. ASIZP0071638. ASIZP0073212. ASIZP0078456. ASIZP0803304. ASIZP0804954. ASIZP0805687. ASIZP0807257. ASIZP0900043. ASIZP0913304. ASIZP0914954. ASIZP0915687. ASIZP0916796. ASIZP0917257. BPBMI23362. FRIP01218. FRIP20007. FRIP21166. FRIP21482. NMMBP02355. NMMBP04313. NMNSF01261. NTMP0514. NTUM02377. NTUM03837. NTUM05097. NTUM06965. NTUM08002. NTUM08658. ROM39389. RUSI35018. ...List all 37 records...
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-26,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Moonish idol; Moorishidol; Moorish idol; Morishidol
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VI-VII, 39-43; anal-fin rays III, 31-37; pectoral-fin rays 18-19. Strongly compressed discoid body. Tubular snout with a small mouth containing numerous elongate bristle-like teeth. Dorsal spines elongated into a whip-like filament.
habitats	Inhabits turbid inner lagoons, reef flats, and clear seaward rocky and coral reefs. Generally encountered in small groups of 2 or 3 individuals. Feeds on small encrusting animals. Popular aquarium fish but rarely survives in tanks.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe Island; Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Peru Taiwan: South,Hsiaoliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East, Nort
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.