Scientific Name	Brachypterois serrulata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Richardson, 1846)	Depth	23 - 79M
Chinese	鋸稜短棘簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鋸稜短棘簑鮋
Max Length	11.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	獅子魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Sea of China
Synonyms	Brachypterois serrulatus, Sebastes serrulatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2008)  Richardson, J. 1846 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0062365. ASIZP0062399Neotype. ASIZP0062400. ASIZP0062992. ASIZP0066011. ASIZP0078846. ASIZP0078943. ASIZP0080270. ASIZP0800715. ASIZP0910715. CAS28178. CAS30001. CAS30307. CAS34213. NMMSTP01593. NMMSTP01650. NTUM03854. ROM71772. SIO80-212m. SIO80-213.
Barcode	2012-01-02,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name	Pygmy lionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal with XIII spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 6 soft rays. Mouth oblique;all head ridges finely serrated including lower jaw. Scales extend over head and chin. Dorsal fin spines very long ;pecooral fin long, reaching to above analfin. body and head dusky red; fins reddish brown with some marking.
habitats	Lives in muddy habitat that are very sheltered and this is usually deep or very sheltered estuaries. Appears to be one of the more primitive forms and has similar coloration to some members of the genus Scorpaenodes, especially the markings on the head. S
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Oman to Philippines and Taiwan. Also reported from the Arafura Sea
Utility	Not commerical fishery species.