Scientific Name	Scorpaenodes kelloggi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jenkins, 1903)	Depth	1 - 24M
Chinese	克氏小鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	克氏小鮋
Max Length	5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	South、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats		Holotype Locality	Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaiian Islands
Synonyms	Sebastopsis kelloggi
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0060617. ASIZP0062425. ASIZP0062426. NTUM08408. USNM00224553. USNM00224561. USNM00361053.
Common Name	Dwarf scorpionfish; Kellogg's scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 7-8 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 18-20(19) soft rays. With spotted caudal fin; 3-4 spinous points on suborbital ridge and also is distinguishable charactor of this species; interorbital spines present; no small spines at midline between tympanic spines. No dark blotch on suboperculum, length of 2nd anal fin spine equal to or short than 1/2 of the head length. Posteroventral corner of 1st infraorbital bone round, not spinous.
habitats	Inhabits reef-associated marine environment. Occurs in coralline areas from near shore to the outer reef slope at a depth of at least 24 m. Nocturnal feed on small fish, shrimps, crabs. With venomous spines.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, and Society islands, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible; venomous spine.