Scientific Name	Fowlerichthys scriptissimus			by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author	(Jordan, 1902)	Depth	73 - 185M
Chinese	歧胸福氏躄魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	躄魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F228　Antennariidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	歧胸福氏躄魚
Max Length	28.0 cmSL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	五腳虎
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Boshu, Awa Province [Bōsō Peninsula, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, Western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Antennarius ocellatus, Antennarius sarasa, Antennarius scriptissimus, Antennarius tridens, Fowlerichthys sarasa
Reference	1. Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2013).   Jordan, D. S. 1902 Pietsch, T. W. etc. 1987
Specimen List
Common Name	Frogfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays 13; anal rays 8; pectoral rays 13. Body deep, globose, slightly compressed; mouth oblique to vertical; gill open small, behind and below pectoral-fin base; illicium about equal to length of second dorsal spine; second dorsal spine attached to head by lateral membrane, which divided into naked dorsal and ventral portions by dermal spinules; esca simple in oval shape, bearing a terminal papilla and cluster of short filaments; anterior end of pterygiophore posterior to symphysis of upper jaw; a dark pigmented spot encircled by a lightly pigmented ring on each side of dorsal fin; a dark pigment spot posteriorly on body; caudal peduncle present; all pectoral, pelvic, and anal fin rays bifurate; yellow-brown to dark in color with irregular, dark and yellow mottling over body.
habitats	It inhabits in rocky reefs of coastal areas, always mimics surrounding sponges and coral reef. Using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to slowly walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine highly modified into a long rod with a lure at the end call illi
Distribution	Distributed Indo-West Pacific oceans from Western Indian Ocean, New Zealand, Philippines to Japan. It a rare species, occurs in the Northeast Taiwan off Yilan.
Utility	No commercial value.