Scientific Name	Scorpaenodes hirsutus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Smith, 1957)	Depth	1 - 40M
Chinese	少鱗小鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	少鱗小鮋
Max Length	5.6 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鬚小鮋、石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Bazaruto Island, 21°30'S, 35°30'E, Mozambique [Mozambique Channel, southwestern Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Parascorpaenodes hirsutus, Parascorpaenoides hirsutus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Smith, J. L. B. 1957 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	RUSI35011. USNM00224551. USNM00361019. USNM00361022. USNM00361027. USNM00361045. USNM00361048.
Common Name	Hairy scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 8-9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines; anal 5-6 soft rays; pectoral fin with 17-19 soft rays. Covered with short hairlike filaments. With vertical scale rows about 30; usually with 4 spines on suborbital ridge, first on lateral face of lachrymal bone; usually 1 additional spine below suborbital ridge at level between second and third spines; presence of interorbital spines; absence of small spines at midline between tympanic spines. This species is quite similar with S. kelloggi. The distinguishable charactor is the number of suborbital spine.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment, usually in lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 40 m. Nocturnal feeds on small fish, shrimps, crabs, and polychaetes. With venomous spines.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Pitcairn islands, north to Ryukyu and Hawaiian islands, south to Australia; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesan and Pitcairn islands, north to Ryukyu and Hawaiian