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Records of Three Scorpionfishes from Taiwan (2011)
J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan, 2011, 38(2):97

New Records of Three Scorpaenid Fishes (Teleostei:
Scorpaeniformes) from Taiwan
Hiroyuki Motomura1*, Mizuki Matsunuma2 and Hsuan-Ching Ho3(Received, March 12, 2011; Accepted, May 12, 2011)

ABSTRACTScorpaenid specimens of Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957), Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall andEschmeyer, 2002 and Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall and Eschmeyer, 2002 were found at fish
collection of the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan, in July 2011. The
three specimens are described herein as the first records of the three species from Taiwan. Remarks on
the variation and distribution of each species are also provided.
Key words: S corpaenidae, Lionfish, Scorpionfish, New Records, Taiwan.

INTRODUCTION
Although scorpionfishes (Scorpaeniformes:
Scorpaenidae) were reviewed taxonomicallyin detail by Chen (1981), numerous misidentifications had been pointed out (e.g.,Motomura et al., 2009a, 2010a, 2011a).
Recently, Scorpaena pepo Motomura et al.
(2007) was described as a new species from
Taiwan and four species, i.e., Parascorpaena
aurita (Rüppell, 1838), Scorpaenopsis
albaiensis (Evermann and Seale, 1907),
Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus Greenfieldand Matsuura (2002) and Sebastapistes
fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934), were reported
as the first accurate Taiwanese records on
the basis of voucher specimens (Motomura
et al., 2007, 2009a, b, 2010b; Motomura andSenou, 2009).
During examination of scorpionfish
specimens deposited at fish collection of
the National Museum of Marine Biology
and Aquarium, Taiwan, in July 2011, single
specimens of Pterois mombasae (Smith,1957), Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall andEschmeyer (2002) and Scorpaenopsis
vittapinna Randall and Eschmeyer (2002)
were found. The three specimens are briefly
described herein as the first records of thethree species from Taiwan.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Measurements generally follow
Motomura (2004a, b), except head width(Motomura et al., 2005b, 2006a), andmaxillary depth (Motomura et al., 2006b).
Counts follow Motomura et al. (2005a-c)and Motomura and Johnson (2006),
with predorsal scale counts following
Motomura et al. (2006b). The last two
soft rays of the dorsal and anal fins arecounted as single rays, each pair being
associated with a single pterygiophore.
Counts of preopercular spines begin withthe uppermost spine. Standard length isexpressed as SL. Terminology of headspines follow Randall and Eschmeyer (2002:

The Kagoshima University Museum, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, JapanThe
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Japan
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National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
* Corresponding author, E-mail: motomura@kaum.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
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Fig. 1) and Motomura (2004a: Fig. 1) withthe following additions: the spine occurringat the base of the uppermost preopercularspine is referred to as the supplemental
preopercular spine (Eschmeyer, 1965); thespine occurring at the lateral surface of thelacrimal bone is referred to as the laterallacrimal spine (Motomura and Senou, 2008:
Fig. 2; Motomura et al., 2011b: Fig. 1); andthe coronal and pretympanic (as an extra
spine) spines are figured in Chen (1981:
Fig. 1) and Motomura et al. (2004: Fig. 14b)
respectively. Proportional measurements ofthe three specimens are shown in Table 1.
The specimens examined are deposited at
the Kagoshima University Museum, Japan(KAUM) and National Museum of Marine
Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan (NMMB).

RESULTS
Pterois mombasae (Smith, 1957)
黑頰蓑魚由
Fig. 1; Table 1
Pteropterus mombasae Smith, 1957: 80,
Fig. 7, pl. 6, Fig. D (type locality: Mombasa,
Kenya).

Pterois mombasae: Matsunuma andMotomura, 2011: 29, Figs. 1-4 (redescription;
Indo-West Pacific); Matsunuma et al., 2011:
4, Figs. 1, 2A (Yaku-shima Island, Japan).
Material examined: KAUM-I. 39268,
100.5 mm SL, off southwestern Taiwan(obtained at Hsin-Da Port, Kaohsiung), 3 Apr.
2011, coll. H.-C. Ho.
Description: Dorsal-fin rays XIII, 10;
anal-fin rays III, 6; pectoral-fin rays 18 oneach side of body; scale rows in longitudinal
series 50; pored lateral-line scales more than24; scales above lateral line 8; scales below
lateral line 13; scale rows between sixth
dorsal-fin spine base and lateral line 7; scalerows between last dorsal-fin spine and lateralline 8; predorsal-fin scale rows 7; gill rakers 4+ 11 = 15.
Body moderately compressed. Body
depth slightly less than longest dorsalfin spine length. Ctenoid scales on lateralsurface of body. Exposed cycloid scales
covering pectoral-fin base and ventral
surface of body. No scale on snout and bothjaws. Posterior margin of maxilla reaching a
vertical through middle of eye. About 5 rowsof small conical teeth forming a V-shaped
patch on vomer. No palatine teeth. Threeshort barbells on tip of snout. A tentacle on

Fig. 1. Pterois mombasae from Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan (KAUM–I. 39268, 100.5 mm SL).

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Table 1. Proportional measurements of Pterois mombasae, Scorpaenopsis obtusa and S.
vittapinna, expressed as percentages of standard length
Pterois mombasae Scorpaenopsis obtusa Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
KAUM–I. 39268
NMMB-P7637
NMMB-P7038
Standard length (mm)
100.5
47.7
44.7
Body depth
39.2
43.8
34.2
Body width
28.5
31.0
23.3
Head length
42.2
49.5
47.0
Head width
14.0
21.4
15.7
Snout length
11.8
12.6
14.1
Orbit diameter
14.6
11.9
10.1
Interorbital width at middle of eye
8.7
13.4
6.3
Interorbital width at preocular spine base
8.4
12.4
5.8
Postorbital length
17.4
28.1
23.5
Upper-jaw length
19.6
28.5
24.4
Maxillary depth
7.8
8.4
7.4
0.6
1.7
2.7
Suborbital distance1
Predorsal-fin length
36.6
43.4
42.5
Preanal-fin length
73.4
73.0
70.5
Prepelvic-fin length
37.0
39.6
44.3
1st dorsal-fin spine length
17.7
7.8
6.5
2nd dorsal-fin spine length
26.0
14.5
11.0
3rd dorsal-fin spine length
30.1
—
14.3
4th dorsal-fin spine length
—
15.5
16.3
5th dorsal-fin spine length
39.7
14.5
17.4
Penultimate dorsal-fin spine length15.2 (12th)
11.5 (11th)
10.1 (11th)
Last dorsal-fin spine length14.3 (13th)
15.3 (12th)
14.3 (12th)Longest dorsal-fin soft ray length26.1 (5th)23.3 (3rd)20.8 (2nd)
1st anal-fin spine length
8.5
10.1
11.6
2nd anal-fin spine length
15.5
20.1
20.8
3rd anal-fin spine length
17.2
19.1
19.2
Longest anal-fin soft ray length—24.5 (1st)23.7 (1st)Pectoral-fin ray length—39.2 (6th)31.8 (9th)Pelvic-fin spine length
20.2
19.5
17.4
Longest pelvic-fin soft ray length
43.0 (3rd)30.6 (2nd)27.1 (2nd)Caudal-fin length
33.3
27.9
29.3
Caudal-peduncle length
15.4
18.0
17.4
Caudal-peduncle depth
10.3
11.1
11.6
: Distance between ventral margin of orbit and suborbital ridge.

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posterior edge of low membranous tube
associated with anterior nostril. Supraoculartentacle long, its length about 1.4 times oforbit diameter; with 4 branches on eachsides. A small skin flap on upper portionof orbital surface. Two rounded skin flapon posterior margin of preopercle. A shortbarbell on anterior part of ventral marginof lacrimal, its length subequal to that oftentacle on anterior nostril. A rounded skinflap on tip of posterior lacrimal spine. No
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Nasal spine simple. Median interorbital
ridge absent. Interorbital ridges indistinct.
Interorbital space deep, about one thirdof orbit extending above dorsal profile ofhead. Preocular with two spinous points.
Supraocular spine simple covered withskin. Postocular spine fan-shaped, with 7(5 on right side) spinous points. Coronaland tympanic spines simple. Occiput nearlyflat without surrounding ridges. Parietal
and sphenotic spines with 2-4 spinous
points. Postorbital without spine or sensory
canal. Pterotic spine with 5 (4) points.
Lower posttemporal spine with 3 points.
Supracleithral spine with 3 spinous points.
Lateral lacrimal spine with 2 (1) points. No
anterior lacrimal spine. Posterior lacrimal
spine flat and broad plate-shaped witha single (2) spinous point, its tip covered
with skin. Suborbital with 16 (13) spines.
Preopercle with 3 spines; all spines subequalin length; lowermost spine flat, with broad
base; no supplemental spine. No opercularspine. Posterior margin of opercularmembrane reaching a vertical throughforth dorsal-fin spine base. Posterior tipof pectoral fin extending beyond caudalfin base, but not reaching to posterior tip
of caudal fin. Origin of pelvic-fin spine justbelow origin of pectoral fin. Posterior tip ofdepressed pelvic fin just reaching to thirdanal-fin spine base. Origin of first anal-fin
spine just below origin of last dorsal-fin spine.
Color when fresh (based on a photographof the specimen when fresh): Head and body
reddish white dorsally, whitish ventrally. Four
reddish brown bars on head; anteriormost
bar on snout from anteroventral margin oforbit to ventral margin of lacrimal; second barfrom ventral margin of orbit to upper edge ofmaxilla; third bar from supraocular tentaclebase to subopercle through eye; fourth bar
saddled on nape. About 16 bars on lateralsurface of body, extending onto membraneof soft-rayed portions of dorsal and anal fins.
Supraocular tentacle reddish orange, with
4 reddish brown bands; skin flap on orbit
surface dark red; other skin flaps on headpale reddish white. Two to 5 reddish brownbars on dorsal-fin spines; soft-rayed portionof the fin semi-translucent, with 68 small

black spots on rays. Soft-rayed portion ofanal fin semi-translucent, with 45 small blackspots on rays. Caudal fin semi-translucent,with 86 small black spots on rays. Pectoralfin membrane reddish orange, brownish
distally, with 17 brownish red blotches.
Color in preservative: Reddish coloration
disappeared. Head and body whitish;
pectoral-fin membrane with black blotches;
fin rays with indistinct bands.
Remarks: The present specimen
belongs to the genus Pterois in having three
anal-fin spines, unbranched pectoral-fin rays,
no ridges and scales on the ventral surfaceof the lower jaw, and the parietal spines notelevated, the bases of the spine diverging
posteriorly in dorsal view. The following
characters found in the Taiwanese specimen
agreed with those of P. mombasae given by
Smith (1957) and Matsunuma and Motomura(2011): dorsal-fin rays XIII, 10; pectoralfin rays 18 (18 or more in Matsunuma andMotomura, 2011); suborbital ridge closed
to ventral margin of orbit; head and upper
portion of body covered with ctenoid scales;
scale rows in longitudinal series 50 (44-51);
pectoral fin with 17 (6-24) small blotches on
its membrane and numerous bands on rays.
The Taiwanese specimen slightly differedfrom specimens from Indo-Pacific Ocean
described by Matsunuma and Motomura(2011) in having a wider body width (28.5%
SL vs. 18.0-28.0% in the latter) and ashallower caudal-peduncle depth 10.3% SL(vs. 10.6-12.8%). These minor differences
are most likely to represent intraspecificvariation.
Pterois mombasae is distributed in
the Indo-West Pacific where it ranges
from the east coast of Africa east to New
Caledonia and southern Japan (Smith,
1957; Matsunuma and Motomura, 2011;
Matsunuma et al., 2011). However, since
the species has never been recorded from
Taiwanese waters, the present specimen
represents the first record of P. mombasae
from Taiwan.
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall andEschmeyer, 2002
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Fig. 2; Table 1
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall andEschmeyer, 2002: 37, fig. 10 (type locality:
Observation Island, Tawitawi Group, Sulu
Archipelago, Philippines); Motomura andShinohara, 2005: 296, Figs. 1-5, 6A, 7(redescription; western Pacific).
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (not of Cuvier,1829): Chen et al., 2010: 99, unnumberedFig., inserted in fig. E (Dong-sha Island,
Taiwan)Material examined: NMMB-P7637, 47.7mm SL, Dong-sha Islands (Paratas Islands),
South China Sea, 21 Aug. 2004, coll. J.-P.
Chen.
Description: Dorsal-fin rays XII, 9; analfin rays III, 5; pectoral-fin rays 18 on eachside of body; scale rows in longitudinal
series 39; pored lateral-line scales 21; scales
above lateral line 6; scales below lateralline 19; scale rows between sixth dorsalfin spine base and lateral line 5; scale rows
between last dorsal-fin spine and lateral line
6; predorsal-fin scale rows 4; gill rakers 4 +8 = 12. Body not compressed anteriorly, but
progressively more compressed posteriorly.
Mouth large, oblique, forming an angle ofabout 60° to horizontal axis of head andbody; posterior margin of maxilla slightly
extending beyond a straight line linking

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posterior margin of orbit with edge ofretroarticular. Vomerine tooth plate forminga V-shaped patch, with few teeth; no palatine
teeth. Nasal spine simple, directed dorsally,
its length slightly greater than posterior nostril
diameter. Ascending process of premaxilla
intruding into interorbital space; posterior
margin of ascending process extending wellbeyond level of anterior margin of orbit. No
median interorbital ridge. Interorbital ridges
poorly developed; interorbital space shallow
and broad, its width greater than orbit
diameter. Preocular and supraocular spines
small. Postocular spine simple, larger thansupraocular spine, broadly joined to tympanic
spine at base. No coronal or pretympanic
spines. Occipital pit deep, anterior edge
distinct and curved posteriorly. Parietal andnuchal spines joined at base. Sphenotic
with 2 small spines. Postorbital with 4-6
small spines. Pterotic, and upper and lower
posttemporal spines simple. Supracleithralspine bearing 4 spinous points.
Anteriorly directed lacrimal ridge
serrated. Lateral lacrimal spine simple.
Anterior lacrimal spine simple, directed
anteroventrally; posterior lacrimal spine
simple, directed posteroventrally; posterior
lacrimal spine associated with a shortfimbriate flap, linked posteriorly to head byfringed skin; posterior lacrimal spine larger

Fig. 2. Scorpaenopsis obtusa from Dong-sha Islands, South China Sea (NMMB-P7637, 47.7 mm SL).

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than anterior spine. Suborbital ridge with 3
spines. Suborbital pit present. Preopercle
with 5 spines; uppermost spine largest
and bearing supplemental preopercularspine; lower 4 spines simple, blunt. Upper
opercular spine with 2 points, no medianridge; lower opercular spine simple with astrong median ridge.
Origin of first dorsal spine just above
supracleithral spine. Posterior margin of
opercular membrane reaching a verticalthrough fourth dorsal-fin spine base.
Posterior tip of pectoral fin extending wellbeyond a vertical through first anal-fin softray base. Posterior tip of depressed pelvic
fin extending slightly beyond anus. Origin oflast dorsal-fin spine just above origin of firstanal-fin spine.
Color in preservative: Head and bodymulberry dorsally, whitish ventrally. An
indistinct black blotch on dorsal fin between
fourth and eighth spines basally. Axil of
pectoral fin white with 20-26 small blackspots; inner surface of pectoral fin whitewith a semicircular black blotch near baseof first 8 rays and associated membranes,
and a broad submarginal black band
extending over first 10 rays and associatedmembranes. Pelvic fin black, except white
distal margin. Anal fin whitish with a broad
black band. Caudal fin white with a broad
mulberry band submarginally. Color whenfresh of the specimen shown in Chen et al.
(2010: 99).
Remarks: The genus Scorpaenopsis
Heckel was revised by Randall andEschmeyer (2002), who recognized 24 valid
species in the genus. Subsequently, S.
eschmeyeri Randall and Greenfield, 2004, S.
insperatus Motomura, 2004 and S. crenulata
Motomura and Causse, 2011 were describedas new species from the southwestern
Pacific Ocean. The genus is characterizedby having 12 dorsal-fin and three or more
suborbital spines, and lacking palatine teeth,
black pigment between the first and third
dorsal-fin spines, and a strongly compressedhead (Randall and Eschmeyer 2002;
Motomura 2004a; Motomura et al. 2004;
Motomura and Senou, 2005).

Color photograph of the present
specimen when fresh was reported as
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) by
Chen et al. (2010: 99, unnumbered fig.,
inserted in fig. E). However, characters of
the present specimen are well consistent
with those of S. obtusa given by Randall
and Eschmeyer (2002) and Motomura andShinohara (2005). The species can beeasily distinguished from all other congeners
by the ascending process of the premaxilla
intruding into the interorbital space and theposterior margin of the process extending
well beyond level of the anterior margin of
the orbit (vs. not intruding into interorbital
space in the latter). Detailed comparisonsof S. obtusa with other congeners, including
S. diabolus, were given in Motomura andShinohara (2005).
Incidentally, Chen et al.’s (2010)
Parascorpaena mcadamsi (Fowler, 1938)(94, Fig. B), Parascorpaena picta (Cuvier in
Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829) (94, Fig. C),
Scorpaenodes littoralis (Tanaka, 1917) (96,Fig. A), Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg,1793) (98, Fig. A) and Scorpaenopsis
cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793) (98, Fig. B)
are re-identified here as Parascorpaena
mossambica (Peters, 1855), Parascorpaena
aurita (Rüppell, 1838), Scorpaenodes
evides (Jordan and Thompson, 1914),
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
and Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier in
Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829) respectively.
Scorpaenopsis obtusa is distributedin the eastern Indian (Western Australia)
and western Pacific Oceans, and its close
relative, S. gibbosa (Bloch and Schneider,
1801), is replaced with S. obtusa in
the western and central Indian Ocean(Motomura and Shinohara, 2005: Fig. 2).
Scorpaenopsis obtusa has been reported
only from seven specimens, including
holotype and two paratypes, and from asingle specimen (40.4 mm SL, Okinawajima Island, Ryukyu Islands) from East Asia
(Motomura and Shinohara, 2005). Thus, thepresent specimen represents the first recordof S. obtusa from Taiwan and the second
specimen of the species from East Asia.

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Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall andEschmeyer, 2002
紋棘擬魚由
Fig. 3; Table 1
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall andEschmeyer, 2002: 71, pl. 9 (Fig. D), pl. 12(Figs. G-H) (type locality: off Sodwana Bay,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa); Motomura etal., 2004: 105, Fig. 12 (Okinawa, Ryukyu
Islands, Japan); Motomura et al., 2011a:
69 (Wallis and Futuna Islands and Comoro
Islands).
Material examined: NMMB-P7038,
44.7 mm SL, Shiao-liu-qiu, Pingtung,southwestern Taiwan, 12 Dec. 2003, coll. J.P. Chen.
Description: Dorsal-fin rays XII, 8; analfin rays III, 5; pectoral-fin rays 18 on eachside of body; scale rows in longitudinal series
41; pored lateral-line scales ca. 19; scales
above lateral line 7; scales below lateralline 13; scale rows between sixth dorsalfin spine base and lateral line 5; scale rows
between last dorsal-fin spine and lateral line
5; predorsal-fin scale rows 6; gill rakers 3 + 8= 11.
Body moderately compressed anteriorly,
progressively more compressed posteriorly.
Mouth large, oblique, forming an angleof about 20° to horizontal axis of headand body; posterior margin of maxilla justreaching a vertical through posterior marginof orbit. Vomerine tooth plate forming a

103V-shaped patch, with few teeth; no palatine
teeth. Nasal spine simple, directed dorsally,
its length subequal to posterior nostril
diameter. Ascending process of premaxilla
not intruding into interorbital space;posterior margin of ascending process notextending beyond level of posterior marginof posterior nostril. No median interorbital
ridge. Interorbital ridges poorly developed;
interorbital space shallow and narrow, its
width less than orbit diameter. Preocularand supraocular spines small. Postocularspine simple, larger than supraocular spine,
joined to tympanic spine at base. No coronalor pretympanic spines. Occipital pit shallow,
anterior edge indistinct and strongly curved
posteriorly. Parietal and nuchal spines joinedat base. Sphenotic with 2 small spines.
Postorbital with 2 small spines. Pterotic, andupper and lower posttemporal spines simple.
Supracleithral spine bearing a spinous point.
Anteriorly directed lacrimal ridgesmooth. Lateral lacrimal spine simple.
Anterior lacrimal spine simple, directed
anteroventrally; posterior lacrimal spine
simple, but with an indistinct bump on
anterior margin; posterior lacrimal spine
associated with a short fimbriate flap, linked
posteriorly to head by fringed skin; posterior
lacrimal spine larger than anterior spine.
Suborbital ridge with 3 spines (2 spines onleft side of head). Suborbital pit present.
Preopercle with 5 spines; uppermost
spine largest and bearing supplemental

Fig. 3. Scorpaenopsis vittapinna from Shiao-liu-qiu, southwestern Taiwan (NMMB-P7038, 44.7 mm SL).

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blunt. Upper opercular spine with 2 points,
no median ridge; lower opercular spine
simple with a strong median ridge.
Origin of first dorsal-fin spine just above
supracleithral spine. Posterior margin of
opercular membrane reaching a verticalthrough fourth dorsal-fin spine base.
Posterior tip of pectoral fin just reaching a
vertical through third anal-fin spine base.
Posterior tip of depressed pelvic fin reachingorigin of anal fin. Origin of last dorsal-fin
spine just above origin of first anal-fin spine.
Color in preservative: Head and bodygray dorsally, whitish ventrally. Distinct
melanophores scattered on head; dark
blotches on body. No black blotch on spinous
portion of dorsal fin. No distinct markings on
axil and inner surface of pectoral fin. Pelvic fin
whitish with a black band. Anal fin white withirregular black bands.
Remarks: Characters of the present
specimen agree with those of Scorpaenopsis
vittapinna given by Randall and Eschmeyer(2002) and Motomura et al. (2004). The
species can be distinguished from all othercongeners by the following combination ofcharacters: upper opercular spine divided
into 2 or more spinous points; pectoral-fin
rays usually 18; eyes small, orbit diameter
58.8-83.3% of snout length; interorbital
space narrow, interorbital width 15.4–17.5%of head length; nape and anterior body nothighly arched; and a black band acrosspelvic and anal fins.
The posterior lacrimal spine of S.
vittapinna is simple when young and divides
into two spinous points with growth (Randall
and Eschmeyer, 2002). Although the present
Taiwanese specimen (44.7 mm SL) is likely
to be subadult (largest recorded size of S.
vittapinna, 65 mm SL), its posterior lacrimal
spine on each side of the head was simple.
A Japanese specimen (42 mm SL) smaller
than the Taiwanese specimen has alreadyhad the two spinous points on the posterior
lacrimal spine (Motomura et al., 2004).
Although S. vittapinna is widely distributedin the Indo-Pacific, except for the Hawaiian
Islands (Randall and Eschmeyer, 2002),
it rarely occurs in the East Asian waters.

Only two Japanese specimens (42–51 mm
SL, Okinawa-jima Island, Ryukyu Islands)
have previously been recorded from East
Asia (Motomura et al., 2004). Thus, thepresent specimen represents the first recordof S. vittapinna from Taiwan and the third
specimen of the species from East Asia.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank M. Meguro (Kagoshima
University Museum, Japan), S. I. Wang
(NMMB-P) and J. H. Tham, S. S. P. Yim, Q.
Y. Teyo and C. H. Chuar (National Universityof Malaysia) for their curatorial assistance.
This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid
for Scientific Research (C) from the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo(23580259).

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台灣產三個新紀錄種鮋科魚類
本村浩之1*‧松沼瑞樹2‧何宣慶3(2011年3月12日收件；2011年5月12日接受)本研究重新檢視臺灣國立海洋生物博物館魚由科魚類典藏後，發現三種產於台灣之新紀
錄種，分別為黑頰蓑魚由(Pterois mombasae)、鈍頭擬魚由(Scorpaenopsis obtusa)及紋棘擬魚由(Scorpaenopsis vittapinna)。本文提供此三種之簡短描述及其相關資訊。
關鍵詞：黑頰蓑魚由，鈍頭擬魚由，紋棘擬魚由。

1

鹿兒島大學綜合研究博物館。日本鹿兒島縣鹿兒島市郡元1丁目21–30號。
鹿兒島大學大學院聯合農學研究科。日本鹿兒島縣鹿兒島市郡元1丁目21–24號。
3
國立海洋生物博物館及國立東華大學海洋生物多樣性與演化研究所，臺灣，中華民國。
* 通訊作者，E-mail: motomura@kaum.kagoshima-u.ac.jp2