Scientific Name	Lepidotrigla abyssalis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Jordan & Starks, 1904	Depth	60 - 415M
Chinese	深海鱗角魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	角魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F310　Triglidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	深海紅娘魚
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	深海角魚、雞角、角仔魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Suruga Bay, Japan, Albatross station 3713, depth 50-60 fathoms
Synonyms	Lepidotrigla japonica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1904 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0073722. ASIZP0080389. NMMBP04945. NMMSTP00163. NMNSF00329. NTOU-AE6134. NTOU-AE6205. NTUM04196. NTUM04845.
Common Name	Gurnard; Searobin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with VIII spines at first and 14 soft rays at second; pectoral fin with III spines and 10 soft rays; ventral fin with I spine and 5 soft rays; anal fin with 15 soft rays; vertebrae 11+20. Rostral projection formed by 1 rather prominent outer spine and several inner short spine; scales disparted easily, chest without scales; abdomen coverd with cycloid scales, others, ctenoid scales. Body yellowish red, abdomen pallid; dorsal fin and pecotrla fin reddish, caudal fin light reddish.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment, depth range 60-415m, found in sandy mud bottom.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Japan, the East China Sea, and eastern Korea.
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible.