Scientific Name	Iracundus signifer   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Jordan & Evermann, 1903	Depth	10 - 70M
Chinese	斑點紅鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	南非紀鮋
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	CCoral reef at Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms	Iracundus sinifer
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. 1903 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	BPBMI23411.
Common Name	Decoy scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 9 soft rays; Anal fin with III 5 soft rays. Anterior part of dorsal fin resembles a small fish, the fin also has a spot between spines 1-2 or 1-3. Lachrymal bone with 2 spines over maxillary, first points forward, second broad, pointing out and to rear; suborbital ridge without spines except one at rear before opercle; preopercular spines short, usually only 3 developed; no supplemental preopercular spine at base of first spine; a dark spot on the spinous dorsal fin between spines 1 or 2 and 3; and vertical scale rows of about 65-75.
habitats	Inhabit reef-associated marine environment; depth range 10 - 70 m. Found on sand and rubble under ledges of seaward reefs. The dorsal fin mimics a tiny fish and is used as a lure. Maximum size 13 cm TL.
Distribution	Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Mauritius, Reunion. Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, and from the Society, Cook, Marquesan, Tuamoto, Pitcairn and Hawaiian islands.
Utility	Not commercial food species.