taxonID	type	description	language	source
AD1374DABB1053829C5A03EE81E3E7A4.taxon	description	English common name: smallknob flathead New Chinese common name: 皮瓣多棘牛尾魚 Fig. 1	en	Imamura, Hisashi, Koeda, Keita, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A northward range extension of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) to Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52 (4): 267-271, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098
AD1374DABB1053829C5A03EE81E3E7A4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. Six specimens: NMMB-P 26824 (5 specimens, 99.3 - 148.2 mm SL), off Dong-gang, Pingtung, southern Taiwan (ca. 22 ° 28 ʹN, 120 ° 20 ʹE), 11 March 2017, bottom trawl; NMMB-P 28534 (137.3 mm SL), off Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan (ca. 22 ° 43 ʹN, 120 ° 15 ʹE), 18 February 2018, bottom trawl.	en	Imamura, Hisashi, Koeda, Keita, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A northward range extension of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) to Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52 (4): 267-271, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098
AD1374DABB1053829C5A03EE81E3E7A4.taxon	materials_examined	Comparative material. Holotype: NTM S. 13325 - 001 (121.7 mm SL), southwest of Flat Top Bank, Timor Sea, Western Australia (12 ° 28 ʹS, 128 ° 37 ʹE), 98 m depth, 8 December 1990. Paratypes (5 specimens): NTM S. 12912 - 008 (101.3 mm SL), Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, Australia (10 ° 15 ʹS, 134 ° 42 ʹE), 64 m depth, 10 Nov. 1990; USNM 344833 (2 specimens, 77.8 - 99.4 mm SL), Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean (13 ° 28 ʹN, 97 ° 19 ʹE), 73 - 81 m depth, 30 March 1963; USNM 344834 (2 specimens, 99.3 - 113.3 mm SL), Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean (14 ° 07 ʹN, 97 ° 05 ʹE), 69 - 73 m depth, 30 March 1963. All USNM paratypes were trawled by R / V Anton Bruun. Additional non-types (5 specimens): CSIRO H 1037 - 1 (2 specimens, 124.4 - 149.7 mm SL), north-northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia (19 ° 03 ʹS, 117 ° 59 ʹE - 19 ° 04 ʹS, 118 ° 01 ʹE), 90 - 97 m depth, FRV Soela, demersal trawl, 27 September 1987; CSIRO H 1500 - 01 (124.7 mm SL), north-northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia (19 ° 06 ʹS, 118 ° 12 ʹE - 19 ° 05 ʹS, 118 ° 10 ʹE), 84 - 87 m depth, FRV Soela, demersal trawl, 3 October 1988; HUMZ 229721, 170.3 mm SL, fish landing port, Cua Be, Nha Trang, Vietnam (12 ° 11 ʹN, 109 ° 12 ʹE), 25 July 2018, coll. by N. V. Quan and party; WAM P. 34804 - 005 (112 mm SL), Lynher Bank, Western Australia (15 ° 32.69 ʹS, 122 ° 12.43 ʹE - 15 ° 32.65 ʹS, 122 ° 12.45 ʹE), 63.2 - 64.3 m depth, 30 October 2016, coll. by M. G. Allen.	en	Imamura, Hisashi, Koeda, Keita, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A northward range extension of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) to Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52 (4): 267-271, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098
AD1374DABB1053829C5A03EE81E3E7A4.taxon	description	Description. Counts and proportional measurements are given in Tables 1 and 2, respectively. The following description was based on the six Taiwanese specimens. Body moderately depressed; caudal peduncle somewhat cylindrical. Head strongly depressed. Snout longer than orbit diameter; ratio of snout length / orbit diameter 1.1 - 1.2. Posterior end of upper jaw nearly or just reaching below anterior margin of pupil. Villiform teeth in bands on jaws and palatine, in 2 separate patches on vomer, except for anteromedial portion of upper jaw with short slender conical teeth. Notch absent on posterior margin of upper jaw tooth band. Anterior and posterior nostrils tubular; former with single flap on posterior margin. Single papilla on upper surface of eye; additional papilla present posteriorly and posteromedially to former on right side eye in 99.3 mm SL specimen of NMMB-P 26824 and right side eye in NMMB-P 28534, respectively. Upper iris lappet with short branches; lower iris lappet simple in 5 specimens, bilobed in left eye in 99.3 mm SL specimen of NMMB-P 26824. Interorbital space narrow, concave. Dorsal surface of head with many spines but lacking tubercles. Two antrorse lachrymal spines present. Nasal with 1 small spine. Ethmoid spines absent in 5 specimens, 1 spine present on left side in 147.4 mm SL specimen of NMMB-P 26824. Single preorbital spine present. Single preocular spine present, lacking small spines on base. Supraorbital ridge finely serrated. Single postocular spine, followed by 2 or 3 pterotic spines. One or two stout parietal spines present. Two to six frontal spines present between posteriormost supraorbital spine and parietal spine. One or two nuchal spines present posterior to parietal spine. Suborbital ridge with single preorbital spine anteriorly, followed by 4 - 6 stout suborbital spines. Three preopercular spines present; uppermost longest, not reaching posterior margin of opercle, with supplemental spine on base. Two stout spines on opercle, each with short supporting ridge and without serrations or tubercles. Supratemporal, posttemporal and supracleithrum each with single stout spine. Well-developed fleshy sensory tubes completely covering cheek region. Interopercular flap absent. Small ctenoid scales on postorbital area and opercle. Scales on body ctenoid dorsally and laterally, cycloid ventrally. Lateral-line scales each with 2 sensory ducts directed upward and downward, respectively; each duct terminating with single external opening. First dorsal fin originating nearly level with opercular margin, narrowly separated from second dorsal fin. Posterior margin of pectoral fin rounded. Tip of pelvic fin reaching anus in 147.4 mm SL specimen of NMMB-P 26824, to base of second ray of anal fin in remaining specimens. Caudal fin slightly rounded posteriorly.	en	Imamura, Hisashi, Koeda, Keita, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A northward range extension of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) to Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52 (4): 267-271, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098
AD1374DABB1053829C5A03EE81E3E7A4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Recorded from the Andaman, Timor, and Arafura seas (eastern Indian Ocean) (Imamura and Knapp 1999), and Nha Trang, Vietnam (Imamura et al. 2019) and southern Taiwan (western Pacific Ocean) (this study).	en	Imamura, Hisashi, Koeda, Keita, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2022): A northward range extension of Thysanophrys papillaris (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Platycephalidae) to Taiwan. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 52 (4): 267-271, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/aiep.52.91098
