Scientific Name	Dendrochirus bellus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Hubbs, 1925)	Depth	10 - 200M
Chinese	赤斑短鰭簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	美麗短鰭簑鮋
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	赤斑多臂簑鮋、獅子魚
Distribution in World	Japan to Taiwan	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Misaki, Japan
Synonyms	Brachirus bellus
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)  Jordan, D.S. etc. 1925 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061839. ASIZP0061861. ASIZP0061874. ASIZP0066040. ASIZP0800601. ASIZP0900223. ASIZP0910601. CAS15171. CAS15207. CAS28177. CAS30583. CAS34217. CAS40236. FRIP00141. NMMBP00725. NMMBP05181. NMMBP05359. NTMP0921. NTOU-AE6194. NTUM02117. NTUM02334. NTUM07696. NTUM07699. SIO80-212d. SIO80-213c. SIO80-214c. SIO80-215c. SU49440. SU49441.
Barcode	2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name	Lionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 8-9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 17-18 soft rays; lateral line 24-26; gill rakers 13-16. Resembles species of Pterois in general appearance, but distinguishable from them by the branched upper rays of pectoral fin, and the lower jaw without serrated ridges and scales. Free lachrymal margin provided with short flap less than 2 times eye diameter. Supraorbital flap small or lacking. Anal fin with 3 spines. Caudal fin rounded.
habitats	Attains about 15 cm SL. Found on the sublittoral zone Lives on sandy mud or gravel bottom. Sometimes taken by trawl net.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and Taiwan. Reported from Malaysia
Utility	Not commercial fishery species.