Scientific Name	Parascorpaena picta   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	- M
Chinese	花彩圓鱗鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	花彩圓鱗鮋
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	圓鱗鮋、石狗公、紅雞仔、獅甕
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Java, Indonesia
Synonyms	Parascorpaena aurita, Prascorpaena picta, Scorpaena picta
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	NMMBP06095. NTOU-AE6192. NTOU-AE6193. NTUM03858.
Common Name	Painted scorpionfish; Northern scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII spines and 9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 4-5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 15-17 soft rays. Suborbital with two spines; first spine under postorbital, second postorbital.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment; littoral rocky bottom, and in protected bays on silty substrates among debris.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Taiwan, Shark Bay, Australia northward.
Utility	Not commercial food species.