Scientific Name	Engyprosopon maldivensis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Regan, 1908)	Depth	30 - 141M
Chinese	馬爾地夫短額鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	馬爾代夫短額鮃
Max Length	12.7 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	North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Maldives, Indian Ocean, 27-44 fms
Synonyms	Arnoglossus maculipinnis, Engyprosopon borneensis, Engyprosopon macroptera, Engyprosopon maculipinnis, Scaeops maldivensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Regan, C. T. 1908 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0060487. ASIZP0061121. ASIZP0062239. ASIZP0062240. ASIZP0062241. ASIZP0070533. ASIZP0070666. ASIZP0070671. ASIZP0080829. ASIZP0080830. ASIZP0807565. ASIZP0807566. ASIZP0900312. ASIZP0917565. ASIZP0917566. NMMBP01014. NMMBP02771. NMMBP06695. NMMBP06696. NMMBP06697. NTMP1003. NTOU-AE6216. NTUM05415. NTUM05416. NTUM05417. NTUM05563. NTUM05564. NTUM05565. NTUM05566. NTUM07637. ROM39365.
Common Name	Olive wide-eyed flounder; Olive wide-eyed
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 79-83; anal-fin rays 60-64; pectoral-fin rays 11-12. Caudal fin without a pair of jet-black blotches. Mouth rather large, maxillary extending below middle of lower eye. Pectoral rays elongated into filaments, greatly longer than head length.
habitats	Inhabits sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other bottom-living animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Philippines, Borneo, northern and northwestern Australia, Coral Sea, Taiwan, and southern Japan. Taiwan: North-East.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.