Scientific Name
Pontinus macrocephalus  
Pronounce  
Pontinus macrocephalus大頭海鮋
by: ©Randall, John E.
Author (Sauvage, 1882) Depth 174 - 278M
Chinese 大頭海鮋 Poisonous Fish Yes 
Family_Chinese 鮋科 Economic Fish No 
Family F304 Scorpaenidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 大頭海鮋 
Max Length 36.5 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 巨首觸角鮋、石狗公、石頭魚 
Distribution in World   Distribution in Taiwan East 
Habitats   Holotype Locality Hawaiian Islands 
Synonyms Sebastes macrocephalus   
Reference 陳春暉(2003)澎湖的魚類;Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002);Fishbase(2005)  Sauvage, H. E. 1882 Nakabo T. 2002 陳春暉 2003 
Specimen List ASIZP0065849. ASIZP0068175. ASIZP0801102. ASIZP0803936. ASIZP0911102. ASIZP0913936.  
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name Stonefish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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