Pumpkin Scorpionfish

This species has the following combination of characters: 16 pectoral-fin rays; 46-48 longitudinal scales series; embedded cycloid scales covering anteroventral surface of body and pectoral-fin base; lateral line sloping steeply downward above anterior 1/2 of pectoral fin; posterior margin of maxilla extending well beyond a vertical through posterior margin of orbit; well developed median interorbital ridge, its highest portion greater in height than interorbital ridges; a single spine on the lateral surface of lacrimal; anterior lacrimal spine with anadditional spine; posterior lacrimal spine simple; suborbital spines 3, posterior end of 1st suborbital spine base below eye between posterior margins of pupil and orbit; space between upper and lower opercular spines not covered with fleshy skin; supraocular tentacle shorter than pupil diameter,1.7-3.9% (mean 3.1%) of SL in length; no tentacles on the underside of lower jaw; no skin flap on pectoral-fin axil; relatively deep body (depth 36.4-42.6% of SL); head and body when fresh yellowish-orange and with numerous small distinct black spots, averaging about 1/10 body scale diameter in size, scattered on entire head and body (exceptfor ventral surface of head and body), dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and upper 1/2 of pectoral fin; a large black blotch at the margin of membrane between 6th and 10th or 11th dorsal-fin spines in males (Ref. 75791).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 24

分布於西北太平洋地區。台灣分布於南部與北部。

小型魚類，除學術研究外，不具經濟價值。常為拖網所兼捕。

體延長，側扁。頭大，棘稜具明顯的鋸齒狀。眼中大，上側位；眼球高達頭背緣；口較小，上端位，斜裂，腭骨向後延伸稍超過眼後方。淚骨具2棘，1強棘位於眼眶前端下緣，另有1棘位於強棘之後方，尖端向後，後淚骨棘朝向後腹側突起，長度未達上唇。眶下棘3個，第一眶下棘後側位於眼後下方約瞳孔與眼眶之間。上與下鰓蓋骨棘之間無皮膚覆蓋。眶上骨觸鬚，長度比瞳孔短；下頜下側無觸鬚。體側由櫛鱗所覆蓋，體腹側由圓鱗所覆蓋。側線上側位，前端於胸鰭1/2處，向下傾斜，後端平直，末端延伸至尾鰭基部。背鰭硬棘與鰭條有鰭膜相連，硬棘部鰭膜凹入而近基底，硬棘部的基底長於軟條部的基底，具硬棘 XII，軟條 9；臀鰭起始於背鰭第一軟條下方，鰭長度較背鰭軟條短，具硬棘 III，軟條5；胸鰭寬圓，下側位，無鰭條分離，未延長至臀鰭，軟條16；腹鰭胸位，具硬棘 I，軟條5；尾鰭圓形。體側黃橙色，頭部、體側、背鰭、臀鰭、尾鰭及胸鰭上半部皆散布黑色斑點；雄性於背鰭第六和第十~十一棘處具有1個黑斑塊。(李承運、林沛立2012/11編寫)

暖水性海洋魚類，中小型。棲息於深水的岩礁或沙底附近。體態與環境相似，常伏擊小魚和甲殼動物等為食。卵生。背鰭鰭棘下具毒腺，是海中危險生物。

Scorpaena pepo és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels escorpènids.

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Scorpaena pepo Scorpaena generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Scorpaenidae familian sailkatzen da.

Scorpaena pepo behoort tot het geslacht Scorpaena van de familie van schorpioenvissen. Deze soort komt voor in het noordwesten van de Grote Oceaan met name Taiwan. De soort leeft op diepten tot 200 m en kan een lengte bereiken van 24,5 cm.

南瓜鮋（学名：Scorpaena pepo），又名石狗公、石頭魚，为輻鰭魚綱鮋形目鮋亞目鮋科鮋屬下的一个种，為深海魚類，分布於西北太平洋台灣海域，棲息深度約200公尺，體長可達24.5公分，棲息在底層水域，生活習性不明。