Scientific Name	Scorpaenopsis oxycephala			by: Kuo-Chang Wen
Author	(Bleeker, 1849)	Depth	1 - 250M
Chinese	尖頭擬鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	尖頭擬鮋
Max Length	36 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	尖頭石狗公、石獅子、虎魚、石崇、石狗公、沙薑虎、石降、過溝仔、臭頭格仔、石頭魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North East
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Jakarta [Batavia], Java, Indonesia [Java Sea]
Synonyms	Scorpaena neglecta, Scorpaena oxycephalus, Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus, Scorpaeopsis oxycephalus
Reference	Bleeker, P. 1849
Specimen List	ASIZP0060379. ASIZP0060397. BPBMI23115. FRIP21580. FRIP22371. RUSI35027.
Common Name	Smallscale scorpionfish; Tassled scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin III spines and 5 soft rays. Highly variable in color. Adults 'bearded' with numerous tassels. Juveniles slender with tall dorsal fin. Third dorsal spine longest (2.05-2.5) in head; occipital pit absent or very shallow; snout very long (2.7-3.0 in head length); space between opercular spines naked; first dorsal spine short (1.85-2.5) in length of second spine; supraocular and postocular spines broadly joined in adults (only tip of supraocular spine showing) and flaring outward to form a shelf over posterior half of eye.
habitats	Inhabits demersal clear-water outer reef slopes and channels from depths of 1 to at least 35 m, in areas with mixed rock and coral substrates. With venomous spines. Other ecological behaviour is unclear.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Mariana Islands, north to Taiwan; Palau and Guam in Micronesia; probably more widespread. Taiwan: it's assumed founded in Taiwan.
Utility	Not commercial food species. Spines with venom.