Scientific Name	Scorpaenodes varipinnis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1957	Depth	0 - 200M
Chinese	花翅小鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	花翅小鮋
Max Length	7.5 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
Synonyms	Scorpaenodes varipinis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Smith, J. L. B. 1957 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Shinohara, G. 1998
Specimen List	ASIZP0057368. ASIZP0058504. ASIZP0058505. ASIZP0061384. ASIZP0072477. ASIZP0805163. ASIZP0915167. BPBMI23386. BPBMI23424. NMMBP03140. NMMBP08581. NMMSTP00224. RUSI34990. RUSI35679. USNM00224555. USNM00224562. USNM00361020. USNM00361023. USNM00361046.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Blotchfin scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XIII spines and 8 soft rays; anal fin with III spines 5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 17-18 soft rays; lateral-scale series 38-40. This species with varied color; dark body with reddish blotch. Pelvic fin yellow with black spot; pectoral fin with black triangler; dorsal fin with a black blotch in 9th-12th spine membrance and these are distinguishable charactor. Small, very cryptic scorpion fish. Identified by red blotches on head and fins, white blotches on head and along the sides, light ring at the tail basis.
habitats	Inhabit reef-associated marine environment, depth 0-200m, Found in various reef habitats in shallow coastal lagoons to moderate depths on outer reefs; in sponges and coralline areas. Maximum size is 13cm.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Micronesia, north to Taiwan, south to Australia. Taiwan: soutn Taiwan and Orchid island.
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible. Spines with venom.