Scientific Name	Sorsogona tuberculata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	9 - 80M
Chinese	突粒眶棘牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	瘤眶棘鯒
Max Length	14 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	South、South West、North East
Habitats	Coastal	Holotype Locality	Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Synonyms	Onigocia tuberculatus, Platycephalus tuberculatus, Rogadius tuberculatus, Thysanophrys tuberculatus
Reference	1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. 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；3. Shao, K. T. and 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.；4. Knapp, L.W. and P.C. Heemstra, 2011. Sorsogona humerosa, a new flathead fish (Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) from the western Indian Ocean. Smithiana Bulletin 13:75-78.   沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0062028. ASIZP0805660. NMMBP05547. NTOU-AE6223. NTOU-AE6224. NTOU-AE6271. USNM00103148.
Common Name	Tuberculated flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with I-VII spines and 10-12 soft rays; anal fin with 10-12 soft rays. Posterior edge of breast scales elongated to a point. Preopercular spines 4-9. Infraorbital and suborbital ridges bearing spines or serrae (some usually bicuspid). Preocular spines 2-6. Anterior 12-28 lateral line scales bearing a small spine or ridge; scales in rows above lateral line sometimes have a hook or tubercle. Total gill rakers frequently 8. Body and caudal with blackish striation; caudal peduncle, pectoral fin and ventral fin with scattered spot.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment; depth range 9 - 80 m; amphidromous. Found on the continental shelf on sand or mud bottoms. Attains 14.0 cm TL.
Distribution	Indo-West pacific: Persian Gulf, northern Indian Ocean, Malaysia, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Northwest Shelf of Australia to Gulf of Carpentaria and Coral Sea. Absent from the Red Sea and eastern coast of Africa.
Utility	Minor commercial food species.