Scientific Name	Laeops kitaharae   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Smith & Pope, 1906)	Depth	70 - 300M
Chinese	北原氏左鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	北原左鮃
Max Length	20 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、PonFu
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kagoshima, Japan
Synonyms	Laeops kitharae, Lambdopsetta kitaharae, Leops kitaharae
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Smith, H. M. etc. 1906 Amaoka, K. 1972 Kunio Amaoka 1972 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0060150. ASIZP0061554. ASIZP0061852. ASIZP0073971. ASIZP0075164. ASIZP0080370. ASIZP0806640. ASIZP0807636. ASIZP0807637. ASIZP0900236. ASIZP0916640. ASIZP0917636. ASIZP0917637. CAS28211. FRIP00588. FRIP03221. NMMBP05164. NMMSTP00749. NMMSTP01572. NTUM01591. NTUM03788. NTUM05439. NTUM05440. NTUM05477. NTUM05568. NTUM05569. NTUM05570. NTUM05571. NTUM05573. NTUM05574. NTUM05576. NTUM05577. NTUM05578. NTUM05579. NTUM05580. NTUM05581. NTUM05582. ...List all 40 records...
Barcode	2014-10-30,Kwang-Tsao Shao,CO1,100%
Common Name	Lefteye flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 106-113; anal-fin rays 85-91; pectoral-fin rays 12-14. Mouth very small and asymmetrical, its length much shorter than eye diameter. Dentition developed only on blind side of jaws. Head small, 1/6 to 1/7 of SL. First 2 dorsal fin rays detached from others. Body with small spots.
habitats	Found in sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: including East Africa and Japan. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.