Scientific Name	Rogadius pristiger			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	15 - 95M
Chinese	鋸銼倒棘牛尾魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牛尾魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F313　Platycephalidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	鋸銼倒棘鯒
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	竹甲、狗祈仔、牛尾
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	New Guinea; Sulawesi, Indonesia
Synonyms	Platycephalus pristiger, Rogadius asper
Reference	Knapp, L. W. 1999. Family Platycephalidae. In: Carpenter and Niem (ed). Species identification guide for fisheries purposes. The living marine resources of the western central Pacific. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. v. 4: iii-v; 2069-2790
Specimen List
Common Name	Thorny flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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