Scientific Name	Scorpaenopsis obtusa			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001	Depth	1 - 20M
Chinese	鈍頭擬鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F304　Scorpaenidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鈍頭擬鮋
Max Length	7.9 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	石獅子、虎魚、石崇、石狗公、沙薑虎、石降、過溝仔、臭頭格仔、石頭魚、硓[石古]魚(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Observation Island, Sulu Archipelago, Tawitawi Group, Philippines, depth 16.5 meters
Synonyms
Reference	Motomura, H., M. Matsunuma & H. C. Ho, 2011. New records of three scorpaenid fishes (Teleostei: Scorpaenuformes) from Taiwan. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan, 38(2): 97-107.
Specimen List
Common Name	Shortsnout scorpionfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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