Scientific Name	Synanceia verrucosa   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Bloch & Schneider, 1801	Depth	3 - 40M
Chinese	玫瑰毒鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	玫瑰毒鮋
Max Length	40 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	腫瘤毒鮋、虎魚、石頭魚、拗豬頭、合笑、沙薑鱠仔、石頭魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral	Holotype Locality	India [India, Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Scorpaena brachion, Synaceia verrucosa, Synanceia brachio, Synanceia horrida, Synanceichthys verrucosa, Synanceichthys verrucosus, Synanceja verrucosa, Synancejia verrucosa, Synancia verrucosa, Synancidium horridum
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054264. ASIZP0054345. ASIZP0056907. ASIZP0058269. ASIZP0059730. ASIZP0059731. ASIZP0059732. ASIZP0060012. ASIZP0060561. ASIZP0063520. ASIZP0063563. ASIZP0064622. ASIZP0070316. ASIZP0079338. ASIZP0916822. FRIP20547. FRIP21287. FRIP21839. FRIP22373. NMMBP03252. NMMBP04206. NMMBP05550. NTMP0770. NTUM02193. NTUM04337. RUSI34967. USNM00278151.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Reef stonefish; Stone fish; Stonefish; Dornorn
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII-XIV(XIII) spines and 5-7(6) soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5-6(5) soft rays; pectoral fin with 18-19(18) soft rays; pelvic fin with I spine and 5 soft rays. Eye directed dorsally. Mouth distinctly oblique to almost vertical. Distinct warts all over body. Color of body variable. Colors matching surroundings and extremely well-camouflaged. Venom of dorsal spines fatal. Pelvic and anal fins spines are similarly developed. 12-14 stout grooved spines, each with a large venom sack at its base.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment, depth -30m. Most widespread stonefish. Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with al
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia, north to the Ryukyu and Ogasawara islands, south to Queensland, Australia.
Utility	Not commercial food species. Uncommon in markets. In Hong Kong live fish markets. Aquarium species.