Scientific Name	Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Matsubara & Hiyama, 1932	Depth	254 - 500M
Chinese	琉球棘角魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	角魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F310　Triglidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	琉球角魴鮄
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞角、角仔魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Synonyms	Pterygotrigla picta
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Matsubara, K. etc. 1932 Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0067899. ASIZP0803660. ASIZP0913660. FRIP00929. NTMP0591.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Gurnard; Searobin
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with VIII-IX spines and 11 soft rays; anal fin with 12 soft rays; pectoral fin with 15 soft rays; lateral line scales 56; vertebrae 10+17. Rostral projection formed by a large triangular spine. Opercular, nuchal and humeral spines large and stout. Nape with no scales; breast and belly scaled. Preserved specimens uniformly tan. No spots on dorsum.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment near continental shelves and insular areas; depth range -500m; rare species.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Ryukyu Islands to the South China Sea, Taiwan, Japan and Indonesia. Also reported from northwestern Australia and the Arafura Sea
Utility	Not commercial food species, edible.