Scientific Name
Hoplobrotula armata  
Pronounce  
 Hoplobrotula armata棘鼬魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Depth 200 - 350M
Chinese 棘鼬魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鼬鳚科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F222　Ophidiidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 棘鼬鳚 
Max Length 70 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 鼬魚、海鯰(澎湖) 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan West 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos  Holotype Locality Seas of Japan 
Synonyms Brotula armata, Hoprobrotula armata   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；Fishes of the families Ophidiidae and Bythitidae from Taiwan. Bull. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sin. (Taipei) v. 30 (no. 1): 9-18(Chen & Shao, 1991 )  朱元鼎 編 1985 Chen, L. J. etc. 1991 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0057260. ASIZP0058038. ASIZP0059897. ASIZP0060219. ASIZP0062276. ASIZP0062277. ASIZP0064224. ASIZP0064413. ASIZP0065223. ASIZP0066164. ASIZP0066916. ASIZP0066927. ASIZP0067010. ASIZP0068076. ASIZP0801135. ASIZP0801137. ASIZP0803837. ASIZP0806570. ASIZP0900325. ASIZP0911135. ASIZP0911137. ASIZP0913837. ASIZP0916570. NMMBP02853. NMMBP03501. NMMBP03515. NMMBP03532. NMMBP03534. NMMBP03578. NMMBP03685. NMMBP03725. NMMBP03732. NMMBP03763. NMMBP03792. NMMBP03815. NMMBP03836. NMMBP04765. ...List all 49 records... 
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name Spiny brotula 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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