Scientific Name	Kumococius rodericensis   Pronounce			by: Yi-Lang Jheng
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	6 - 180M
Chinese	凹鰭牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	凹鰭鯒
Max Length	25 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、South、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	[Île de Bourbon] Réunion, western Mascarenes, southwestern Indian Ocean
Synonyms	Insidiator detrusus, Kumococcius detrusus, Kumococius detrusus, Kumococius rodericiensis, Kumocoius rodericensis, Platycephalus bengalensis, Platycephalus macracanthus, Platycephalus rodericensis, Platycephalus scaber, Platycephalus sculptus, Platycephalus timoriensis, Suggrundus bengalensis, Suggrundus rodericensis ...all 16..
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. ；3. Knapp, L. W. 1999. Family Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter and Niem (ed). Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. v. 4: iii-v; 2069-2790.  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0059005. ASIZP0079324. NMMBP03362. NMMSTP00118.
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	White-finned flathead; Spiny flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I-VIII spines and 11-12 soft rays; anal fin with 11-13 soft rays; pectoral fin with 19-21 soft rays; lateral line scales 49-54; gill rakers 1+5-7. Anterior nostril without a dermal flap. Three preopercular spines, the uppermost one especially elongated, the lower one rudimentary. Second dorsal fin spine noticeably shorter than third. Pectoral fin with a falcate posterior margin and a whitish central area. Interopercular flap present.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment; depth range 6 - 75 m; sandy mud bottom of the continental shelf.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and the Mascarenes to the Philippines, north to Taiwan, southern Japan, south to northern Australia.
Utility	Minor commercial food species, edible.