Scientific Name	Neolaeops microphthalmus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(von Bonde, 1922)	Depth	275 - 400M
Chinese	小眼新左鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	小眼新左鮃
Max Length	21 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
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Natal, South Africa
Synonyms	Arnoglossus microphthalmus, Laeops microphthalmus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061530. ASIZP0061894. ASIZP0073673. ASIZP0073760. ASIZP0073785. ASIZP0074040. ASIZP0900278. ASIZP0916287. FRIP21395. NMMBP04832. NMMBP05578. NMMBP06242.
Common Name	Crosseyed flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 108-110; anal-fin rays 83-87; pectoral-fin rays14-15. Dorsal contour of head with a deep concavity. Snout protruding upward. Mouth rather large, 2.6 to 2.7 times in head length; maxillary extending slightly beyond anterior margin of lower eye. Eyes very small, diameter 4.3 to 4.7 times in head length.
habitats	Inhabits sand and mud bottoms near shelf, also found on deep sea area. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Indo-Australian Archipelago and Natal, South Africa. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.