Scientific Name	Gargariscus prionocephalus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Duméril, 1869)	Depth	20 - 290M
Chinese	波面黃魴鮄	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	黃魴鮄科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F311　Peristediidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	輪頭魴鮄
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞角、角仔魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia
Synonyms	Gargariscus semidentatus, Gargariscus undulatus, Heminodus japonicus, Peristedion undulatum, Peristethidion prionocephalum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Duméril, A. H. A. 1869 Talwar, P.K. etc. 1978 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063248. ASIZP0064524. ASIZP0067798. ASIZP0067803. ASIZP0068326. ASIZP0074574. ASIZP0803559. ASIZP0806434. ASIZP0913559. ASIZP0916434. FRIP00458. FRIP01291. NMMSTP00621. NMNSF00351. NMNSF01499. NTMP0749. NTUM06569. NTUM06570. NTUM06719.
Common Name	Jaggedhead gurnard
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with VI-VII spines and 14 soft rays; anal fin with 13-14 soft rays; pectoral fin with 15 soft rays; lateral line scales 29. Head deeply emarginated laterally. A band villiform teeth in the upper jaw. Seven barbels on lower jaw, the longest one extending below posterior border of eye. Preopercular spine sharp and stout. Orange-reddish in life with black bands in pectoral fin and black edge on dorsal fins.
habitats	Inhabits bathydemersal marine environment. Deepwater species. Bony scutes reduce commercial value. Attains 30cm TL.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Japan to the Philippines and the Arafura Sea. Also recorded from Darwin to North West Cape.
Utility	Not commercial food species.