Scientific Name
Engyprosopon multisquama  
Pronounce  
Engyprosopon multisquama多鱗短額鮃
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Amaoka, 1963 Depth 10 - 390M
Chinese 多鱗短額鮃 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鮃科 Economic Fish No 
Family F494 Bothidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 多鱗短額鮃 
Max Length 9 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 North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West、North、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Susaki, Japan 
Synonyms  
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)  Amaoka, K. 1963 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0060490. ASIZP0061553. ASIZP0061959. ASIZP0062242. ASIZP0063541. ASIZP0067388. ASIZP0070668. ASIZP0802725. ASIZP0900366. ASIZP0900434. ASIZP0912725. FRIP00394. FRIP00786. NMMBP02770. NMMSTP01597. NMMSTP01602. NMNSF00503. NMNSF00867. NTUM05414. NTUM05438. NTUM05559.  
Barcode2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100%
Common Name Lefteye flounder 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal-fin rays 89-97; anal-fin rays 68-72; pectoral-fin rays 10-11. A pair of jet-black blotches on caudal fin between the 2nd and 4th rays counted from above and below respectively. Body narrow, its depth less than 1/2 of SL. Pectoral fin long, upper rays elongated into filaments, its length longer than head length.
habitats Inhabits sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other bottom-living animals. 
Distribution Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan. Taiwan: North, North-East, West. 
Utility Commercial fishery species.