Scientific Name	Engyprosopon grandisquama   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	7 - 500M
Chinese	偉鱗短額鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	偉鱗短額鮃
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Arnoglossus grandisquama, Arnoglossus poecilurus, Arnoglossus spilurus, Bothus poecilurus, Engyprosopon grandiquama, Engyprosopon grandisquamis, Engyprosopon spiniceps, Engyroprosopon grandisquamis, Platophrys grandisquama, Platophrys poecilurus, Platophrys spiniceps, Pseudorhombus poecilurus, Rhomboidichthys grandisquama ...all 24..
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)
Specimen List	ASIZP0057310. ASIZP0058421. ASIZP0059046. ASIZP0062238. ASIZP0063540. ASIZP0080828. ASIZP0807564. ASIZP0917564. NMMBP05209. NMMBP05376. NMMBP05582. NMMBP08769. NMMBP08826. NMMBP08852. NMMSTP00739. NMNSF00504. NMNSF00523. NTMP0010. NTUM02486. NTUM02487. NTUM05411. NTUM05412. NTUM05558. NTUM05560. NTUM05561. NTUM05562. NTUM05567. NTUM05594.
Common Name	Spiny-head flounder; Warthog flounder; Largescale flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 80-93; anal-fin rays 60-70; pectoral-fin rays 10-11. A pair of jet-black blotches on caudal fin placed between 3rd and 4th rays counted from above and below respectively. Body deep, its depth more than 1/2 of SL. Pectoral fin short, equal to or less than head length. In male, body on blind side stained with dark-gray.
habitats	Found on sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa, throughout the Indian Ocean and Indo-Australian Archipelago south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North-East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh and sometimes dried.