Scientific Name	Pterois radiata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	- M
Chinese	輻紋簑鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	輻紋簑鮋
Max Length	24 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	軸紋簑鮋、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	East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Otaïti [Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific]
Synonyms	Pteropterus radiata, Pteropterus radiatus
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	ASIZP0055046. ASIZP0056910. ASIZP0057742. ASIZP0059447. ASIZP0059567. BPBMI23384. NMMBP02467. NTUM03465. NTUM03466. NTUM08393. NTUM08399. USNM00361021. USNM00361029. USNM00361044.
Common Name	Radial firefish; Scorpion radiata; Tailbar lionfish; Whitefin lionfish; Clearfin turkeyfish; Clearfin lionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XII-XIII spines and 10-12 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5-6 soft rays. Reddish to brownish and with 5-6 broad dark bars on body separated by pale lines; horizontal dark area on caudal peduncle. Only species of Pterois that lacks markings between its vertical fin rays and has a pair of horizontal white stripes at base of its tail.
habitats	Inhabit reef-associated marine environment; depth range 1 - 30 m. A generally uncommon species that inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. Prefers rocky reefs and seems to avoid stony corals. Coastal, sometimes in surge zones where in narrow crevices, or alon
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea southward to Sodwana Bay in South Africa and eastward to the Society Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Records from the Mascarene Islands lack verification and are probably based on
Utility	Not commercial food species; edible, common aquarium species.