Scientific Name
Dendrochirus brachypterus  
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Dendrochirus brachypterus短鰭簑鮋
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Author (Cuvier, 1829) Depth 0 - 68M
Chinese 短鰭簑鮋 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 鮋科 Economic Fish No 
Family F304 Scorpaenidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 短鰭簑鮋 
Max Length 17 cm  Aquarium Fish Yes  Common Name 短鰭多臂簑鮋、獅子魚 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West 
Habitats Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、
Coral&Sand 
Holotype Locality Unknown locality 
Synonyms Pterois brachyptera   
Reference Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text);Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase(2008)  Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno, etc. 1984 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0061859. ASIZP0061878. ASIZP0900243. ASIZP0900245. ASIZP0900258. ASIZP0900262.  
Barcode2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name Lionfish、Shortfin turkeyfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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