Scientific Name	Tephrinectes sinensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lacepède, 1802)	Depth	1 - 30M
Chinese	花鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牙鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F492　Paralichthyidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	花鮃
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Paralichthys sinensis, Pleuronectes sinensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Lacepede, B. G. E. 1802 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Hoshino, K. etc. 1998
Specimen List	MTP0111. NMMBP05189. NMMBP05515. NMMBP05639. NTUM01590. NTUM02477.
Common Name	Large-tooth flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 47-48; anal-fin rays 38; pectoral-fin rays12. Fin rays of dorsal and anal fins branched, scaleless, distances between their anterior fin rays much longer than those of their posterior fin rays; pectoral fins on both sides with branched rays; ventral fin with one simple and 5 branched rays; teeth on jaws pointed and multiseries; gill rakers short and broad; may enter in rivers.
habitats	Inhabits deep waters on mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Western Pacific: China to Taiwan. Taiwan: Penghu, North, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh and salt-dried.