Scientific Name	Parascorpaena mossambica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Peters, 1855)	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	莫三比克圓鱗鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	莫三比克圓鱗鮋
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	莫三鼻克圓鱗鮋、石狗公、紅雞仔、獅甕
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、North East、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral	Holotype Locality	Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1855; ref. 3449] Ibo, 12°S, Mozambique [western Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Scorpaena aurita, Scorpaena durbanensis, Scorpaena mossambica, Sebastapistes mcadamsi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056547. ASIZP0057601. ASIZP0058349. ASIZP0058987. ASIZP0061392. ASIZP0063470. ASIZP0063471. BPBMI19559. BPBMI23101. NMMBP01076. NMMBP01175. NMMBP02613. NMMBP03006. NMMBP05095. NMMBP05096. NMMSTP00400. NTMP0063. NTOUP201203-060. NTUM03859. RUSI35100. SIO80-236b. USNM00218672. USNM00265910. USNM00265911. USNM00265932. USNM00265933. USNM00265934. USNM00265935. USNM00265937. USNM00265938. USNM00265939. USNM00265940. USNM00265942. USNM00265944. USNM00265945. USNM00265947. USNM00265948. ...List all 37 records...
Common Name	Golden scorpionfish; Mozambique scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5 soft rays. This species has well developed supraocular tentacles and without black spot on the dorsal fin as it's special character.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environmentand areas with mixed sand and rubble in reef flats, shallow lagoons, and channels. Hides during the day, ventures out in the open at night; depth range - 18 m.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Society Islands, north to Izu Islands, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Not commercial food species.