Scientific Name	Erisphex pottii   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Steindachner, 1896)	Depth	50 - 264M
Chinese	絨鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	絨皮鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F306　Aploactinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	虻鮋(蜂鮋)
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	虎魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kobe, Japan
Synonyms	Cocotropus pottii, Eisphex achrurus, Erisphex potti
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057373. ASIZP0057747. ASIZP0058267. ASIZP0058680. ASIZP0061557. ASIZP0061679. ASIZP0064520. ASIZP0066016. ASIZP0066198. ASIZP0066459. ASIZP0066468. ASIZP0066469. ASIZP0068317. ASIZP0070191. ASIZP0073410. ASIZP0073664. ASIZP0074396. ASIZP0078479. ASIZP0078480. ASIZP0078481. ASIZP0078482. ASIZP0078483. ASIZP0078484. ASIZP0078485. ASIZP0078486. ASIZP0078487. ASIZP0078488. ASIZP0078489. ASIZP0078490. ASIZP0078491. ASIZP0078492. ASIZP0078621. ASIZP0078622. ASIZP0078629. ASIZP0078636. ASIZP0080158. ASIZP0080415. ...List all 74 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Velvetfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with X-XIII spines and 10-14 soft rays; anal fin with I spines and 11-13 soft rays; pelvic rays 11-13. Body ovoid and compressed, covered with velvety prickles. Preoperculum with 4 spines. Dorsal fin notched behind the 3rd spine. Body dark-brown with indefinite darker blotches.
habitats	Occurs in shallow waters on sand or mud bottoms. Processed into animal feeds and fertilizers.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan (from Matsushima Bay and Niigata Prefecture southward) and southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.
Utility	Not commercial food species, rare aquarium species.