Scientific Name	Bothus mancus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Broussonet, 1782)	Depth	1 - 8M
Chinese	蒙鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	凹吻鮃
Max Length	42 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚、肉瞇仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ulietea, Tahiti
Synonyms	Crossorhombus macroptera, Platophrys mancus, Pleuronectes barffi, Pleuronectes mancus, Pseudorhombus cinnamomeus, Rhombus macropterus
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)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055185. ASIZP0055280. ASIZP0060485. ASIZP0062117. ASIZP0900491. FRIP21628. NMMBP02544. NMMBP04625. NMMBP04701. NTUM02154. NTUM05349. NTUM05401. NTUM05572. USNM00282621.
Common Name	Peacock flounder; Tropical flounder; Manyray flatfish; Flowery flounder; Flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 100-110; anal-fin rays 76-79; pectoral-fin rays 11. Eyed side with dark margined light colored spots and numerous scattered small dark spots; normally with 3 dark blotches or spots on lateral line; dorsal and anal fins with longitudinal row of widely-spaced dark spots; pectorals of the eyed side with dark crossbars.
habitats	Inhabits sandy bottoms of coastal coral reefs, generally in shallow water. Occasionally rests on bare rock. Feeds on fishes, crabs and shrimps.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: in tropical waters, from South Africa to Hawaii and Easter Island; north to southern Japan and south to Lord Howe Island. Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lanyu, Lyudao, North, East.
Utility	Commercial aquarium species.