Scientific Name	Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1938	Depth	20 - 264M
Chinese	臂斑鱗角魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	角魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F310　Triglidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑鰭紅娘魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞角、角仔魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Vicinity of Jolo, Philippines, 6°11'50"N, 121°08'20"E, Albatross station D.5135, depth 161 fathoms
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Fowler, H. W. 1938 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056252. ASIZP0056254. FRIP00621. FRIP20310. NMMBP05268. NMMBP06112. NMMSTP00162.
Common Name	Gurnard; Searobin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII-IX spines and 15-16 soft rays; anal fin with 14-16 soft rays; pectoral fin with 14 soft rays; lateral line scales 61-64; gill rakers 1 + 6; vertebrae 11+21. Rostral projection formed by 1 outer large spine and several inner short spines fin with whitish spots scattered over inner surface of the fin, and a large blackish-blue blotch on lower 1/2 of inner surface.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment, sandy mud bottom. Attains 20cm TL. Other ecological is not clear yet.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan to the South China Sea and the Philippines. Also found in the Arafura Sea and Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Utility	Not commercial food species.