Scientific Name	Grammoplites scaber   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Depth	1 - 55M
Chinese	橫帶棘線牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	橫帶棘線鯒
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	No locality [probably East Indies]
Synonyms	Cottus scaber, Platycephalus neglectus, Platycephalus scaber, Thysanophrys scaber
Reference	Shao, K.T. & J.P. Chen, 1987. Fishes of the family Platycephalidae (Teleostei: Platycephaloidei) of Taiwan with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sin. 26(1):77-94.   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054782. ASIZP0056028. ASIZP0058413. ASIZP0062278. ASIZP0062279. ASIZP0070606. ASIZP0070620. ASIZP0072432. ASIZP0072433. ASIZP0073676. ASIZP0078354. ASIZP0078355. ASIZP0700365. ASIZP0805118. ASIZP0805119. ASIZP0807125. ASIZP0807126. ASIZP0915122. ASIZP0915123. ASIZP0917125. ASIZP0917126. NMMBP03282. NMMBP03546. NMMBP03579. NMMBP04468. NMMBP04730. NMMBP04731. NMMBP04732. NMMBP04763. NMMBP04868. NMMBP04869. NMMBP06087. NMMSTP00274. NMMSTP01558. NTMP0648.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,HAN-YANG,CO1,100% 2016-01-15,HAN-YANG,CO1,100%
Common Name	Rough flathead; Rough flat head
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX spines and 11-13 soft rays. Lateral line scales often 53, each scale with a backward directed spine that extends beyond rear margin of scale, especially along the caudal peduncle. Interorbital width 9% or more of head length.
habitats	Inhabt demersal marine and brackish environment; depth range -55m; amphidromous. Taken by trawling over mud and sand at depths to about 55 m. Juveniles may enter brackish water.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal through Malaysia, Indonesia to Bali and Celebes, Gulf of Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern Philippines. Also reported from the Arafura Sea. Records from the northern Arabian Sea, P
Utility	Minor commercial food species.