Scientific Name	Inimicus didactylus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Pallas, 1769)	Depth	5 - 80M
Chinese	雙指鬼鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙指鬼鮋
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鬼虎魚、貓魚、魚虎、虎魚、石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	India Ocean
Synonyms	Scorpaena didactyla
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)  Pallas, P. S. 1769 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0058268. ASIZP0061848. ASIZP0061883. ASIZP0063376. ASIZP0067749. ASIZP0803510. ASIZP0900232. ASIZP0900267. ASIZP0913510. NMMBP04151.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Popeyed sea goblin; Spiny devilfish; Demon stinger; Bearded ghoul
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XV-XVII spines and 7-9 soft rays; Anal fin with II spines and 10-12 soft rays. Body colors highly variable and best identified by the patterns on the fins. Lower 2 pectoral rays are entirely free and used as "walking" legs and the inner face of the fin is brightly colored.
habitats	Found on open sandy or silty substrates of lagoon and seaward reefs. Often buries itself and easily overlooked. Uses pectoral fins to startle predators and shows color during courtship. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. The venom of this fish can be
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Thailand to Vanuatu, north to the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and southeast China.
Utility	Not commercial food species, commercial aquarium species because of it's beautiful color.