Scientific Name	Trachicephalus uranoscopus   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	2 - 25M
Chinese	瞻星粗頭鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	瞻星粗頭鮋
Max Length	8.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鰧頭鮋、石狗公、石頭魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South West
Habitats	Coral、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Tranquebar [Tharangambadi, Tamil Nadu State, India, Indian Ocean]
Synonyms	Polycaulus uranoscopus, Synanceia uranoscopa
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List
Common Name	Stonefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Mouth superior, small eyes on top of head, head with bony ridges and spines, dorsal and anal fins covered by leathery skin and connected to caudal peduncle by membranes, pelvic fins joined to skin of belly. With venomous spines.
habitats	Inhabit demersal brackish and marine environement; mud bottoms in estuaries; carnivore in sandy or muddy coastal areas, including estuaries. Maximum size to 12.5 cm. The speciman of Taiwan maximum size 8.5 cm.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: India to Indonesia, north to Hong Kong and southern China.
Utility	Not commercial food species.