Scientific Name	Inimicus sinensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1833)	Depth	5 - 90M
Chinese	中華鬼鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	中華鬼鮋
Max Length	26 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鬼虎魚、貓魚、魚虎、虎魚、石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Conton, China
Synonyms	Pelor sinense, Pelor sinensis
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)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055474. ASIZP0059597. ASIZP0059722. ASIZP0060759. ASIZP0067577. ASIZP0802339. ASIZP0912339. FRIP00571. NMMBP02449. NMMBP03334. NMMSTP00668. NMMSTP01552. NTUM04359. SIO80-205b. SIO80-230. SIO80-231.
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Spotted ghoul; Spotted stonefish; Chinese stinger
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XVII-XVIII spines and 5-8 soft rays; anal fin with II spines and 9-10 soft rays. Pectoral fin with dark brown, and with unclear band, Inside with 20-30 light spot.
habitats	Inhabit reef-associated marine environment; depth range 5 - 90 m. Others is unclear.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean to Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and Western Australia.
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible.