Scientific Name	Rogadius asper   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	5 - 95M
Chinese	松葉倒棘牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	倒棘鯒
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan [Nagasaki, Japan, Western North Pacific]
Synonyms	Platycephalus asper, Rogadius pristiger
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056038. ASIZP0056050. ASIZP0056051. ASIZP0056055. ASIZP0056057. ASIZP0059155. ASIZP0059244. ASIZP0061105. ASIZP0061571. ASIZP0061864. ASIZP0062546. ASIZP0069732. ASIZP0073213. ASIZP0073214. ASIZP0073710. ASIZP0073711. ASIZP0074392. ASIZP0803234. ASIZP0805688. ASIZP0805689. ASIZP0900248. ASIZP0913234. ASIZP0915688. ASIZP0915689. FRIP00951. NMMBP08817. NMMBP08865. NMNSF00510. NTMP0119. NTMP0442. NTMP0969. NTOU-AE6195. NTUM02306. NTUM08202. RUSI43035. USNM00200231. ...List all 36 records...
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Olive-tailed flathead; Thorny flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I-VIII and 11 soft rays; anal fin with 11 soft rays; pectoral fin with 19-22 soft rays; lateral line scales 51-56; gill rakers 1+7-10. Side of head unicarinate. Preoperculum with a stout antrorse spine on lower surface and 4 spines at angle. Teeth on vomer and palatines enlarged, some of them canine-like. Palatine teeth in 2 rows.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment; amphidromous. Attains 16 cm SL.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Broome (Australia), the Arafura Sea and northwards. Also known from southern Japan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines and Taiwan and India.
Utility	Minor commercial food species.