Scientific Name	Pterois antennata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch, 1787)	Depth	1 - 50M
Chinese	觸角簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	觸角簑鮋
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	獅子魚、長獅、魔鬼、國公、石狗敢、虎魚、雞公、紅虎、火烘、石頭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral	Holotype Locality	Ambon Island, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
Synonyms	Pseudomonopterus antennatus, Pteropterus antennata, Scorpaena antennata
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Smith, M. M. etc. 1986 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057316. ASIZP0059074. ASIZP0059571. ASIZP0059601. ASIZP0072229. ASIZP0700057. ASIZP0804882. ASIZP0914882. BPBMI8670. CAS65998. NMMBP05069. NMMBP05070. NMMBP05071. NMMBP05534. NMMSTP00063. NMNSF00513. RUSI34963. RUSI35102.
Barcode	2011-01-15,張家豪,CO1,%
Common Name	Ragged-finned firefish; Ragged-finned lion fish; Rough-scaled firefish; Scorpion miles; Spotfish lion fish; Spotfin lionfish; Banded lionfish; Broadbarred firefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 11-12 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 6 soft rays. Reddish to tan with many dark bars on body; median fins with scattered dark spots; tentacle above eye long and with dark bands. Adults with bluish black blotches near the base of the pectoral fins.
habitats	Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs. Hides in crevices under rocks and coral formations during the day and hunts at night. Typically with head towards the safety of their hide-out or narrow passage. Feeds on shrimps and crabs. Venomous and capable of infli
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Marquesan and Mangaréva islands, Taiwan, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland, Australia and Kermadec and Austral islands; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Not commercial food species; edible, commercial aquarium species.