Scientific Name	Tarphops oligolepis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1858-1859)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	高體大鱗鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牙鮃科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F492　Paralichthyidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	高體大鱗鮃
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Pseudorhombus oligolepis, Rhombus oligolepis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Bleeker, P. 1858 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0059735. ASIZP0061961. ASIZP0062910. ASIZP0064141. ASIZP0070670. ASIZP0070672. ASIZP0070674. ASIZP0070678. ASIZP0070679. ASIZP0900436. ASIZP0901303. NMMBP05579. NMMSTP00640. NTMP0965. NTUM05350. NTUM05575.
Common Name	Large-tooth flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 66-68; anal-fin rays 51-52; pectoral-fin rays 11. Anterior rays of dorsal and anal fins not branched, more or less with some scales along their bases and are not much sparser than those of its posterior rays; pectoral fins on both sides or only ocular side with branched rays; ventral fin rays 6, 4 or 5 branched; each jaw with one row of teeth only; gill rakers often long and slender; do not enter in rivers. Dorsal and anal fins with no branched rays; only ocular side pectoral fin with branched rays; ventral fin with 2 simple and 4 branched rays; lateral line with a long supratemporal branch Scales in lateral line about 40-48; gill rakers smooth; maximum standard body length never more than 90mm. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side.
habitats	Inhabits muddy and sandy bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds mainly on small demersal fishes.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan. Taiwan: South, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh.