Scientific Name	Bothus pantherinus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1830)	Depth	0 - 30M
Chinese	豹紋鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	豹鮃
Max Length	39 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚、肉瞇仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Mohila, Red Sea
Synonyms	Bothus pantherhines, Bothus pantherhinus, Passer marchionessarum, Platophrys pantherines, Platophrys pantherinus, Rhomboidichthys pantherinus, Rhombus pantherinus
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)  Amaoka, K. etc. 1974 Kunio Amaoka 1974 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0060121. ASIZP0066134. ASIZP0066484. ASIZP0069964. ASIZP0073966. ASIZP0074835. ASIZP0074842. ASIZP0700322. ASIZP0801442. ASIZP0801443. ASIZP0803388. ASIZP0911442. ASIZP0911443. ASIZP0913388. FRIP20193. FRIP21249. FRIP21534. NMMBP02372. NMMBP04159. NMMBP08495. NMMBP08719. NMMBP08795. NMMSTP00775. NMNSF00505. NTMP0149. NTUM05404. NTUM05457. NTUM05459. USNM00282671.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Panther flounder; Flounder; Leopard flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 86-94; anal-fin rays 66-72; pectoral-fin rays 10-11. Eyed side with dark spots, blotches and rings on body and median fins; 1 distinct dark blotch on middle of straight section of lateral line; narrow dark crossbars on eyed side of pectorals.
habitats	Inhabits sandy or silty sand, and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs. Juveniles frequently found in tide pools. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: throughout the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Hsaioliuchiu, Penghu, Lanyu, Lyud
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Utilized as a food fish and processed into fish meal.