Scientific Name	Naso brachycentron   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1835)	Depth	2 - 20M
Chinese	粗棘鼻魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	粗棘鼻魚
Max Length	90 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	剝皮仔、鬼角(臺東)、掛角(屏東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral	Holotype Locality	Waigeo
Synonyms	Naseus brachycentron, Naso branchycentron, Naso rigoletto, Prionolepis hewitti
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1835 Yoshino, T. etc. 1984 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056234. ASIZP0063490. ASIZP0806723. ASIZP0806739. ASIZP0916723. ASIZP0916739. FRIP21472. FRIP21687.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Ringtailed unicornfish; Humpback unicornfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IV-V, 28-30 ; anal-fin rays II, 27-28 ; pectoral-fin rays 17; pelvic-fin rays I,3. Juveniles plain gray and a white peduncle. Adult males with a long anterior to eye which may extend before mouth; adult females with only a prominent bump before eye; adult with two peduncular plates; with a sharp keel ending in a forward-projecting point; head and upper half of body gray, the lower half whitish to pale yellowish, the demarcation irregular; often with a few small pale blue spots behind eye; large males with dark bars on lower side.
habitats	Occurs in deep coastal to outer reef slopes, usually in small groups but occasionally in large schools. Adults seen in shallow reef aeras but usually difficult to approach underwater. Feeds on benthic algae.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands; north to the Ryukyus, south to Vanuatu; Palau and Guam in Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Lyudao.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.