Scientific Name	Dendrochirus biocellatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Fowler, 1938)	Depth	1 - 40M
Chinese	雙眼斑短鰭簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	雙斑短鰭簑鮋
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	雙眼斑多臂簑鮋、獅子魚、海象魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Jolo Light, Philippines [Jolo Island, Sulu Sea, western Pacific], 6°04'20"N, 120°59'20"E, Albatross station D.5136, depth 22 fathoms
Synonyms	Nemapterois biocellata, Nemapterois biocellatus
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)  Fowler, H. W. 1938 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054975. ASIZP0057317. ASIZP0074580. NMMBP03326. NMMSTP00185.
Common Name	Ocellated lionfish; Twinspot lionfish; Twospot turkeyfish; Bantol; Double-ocellated scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin wiht XIII spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 20-21; pelvic with I spines and 5 soft rays; lateral line scales 47-48; gill raker 5+1+9-11=15-17. soft dorsal fin with 2 or rarely 3 ocellate black spots on the upper part, spots ringed in yellow. Mid-dorsal spines shorter than body depth. The only species of Dendrochirus with a pair of distinct ocelli on the soft-rayed dorsal fin.
habitats	An uncommon inhabitant of clear waters rich in corals to depths of 40 m or more. Secretive and usually observed at night. During the day in caves and sponges, and usually well out of sight. Venomous spines.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Mauritius, Reunion, Maldives and Sri Lanka to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Scott Reef; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible. Common aquarium species.