Scientific Name	Paraplagusia japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	20 - 65M
Chinese	日本鬚鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	舌鰨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F502　Cynoglossidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本鬚鰨
Max Length	35 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	牛舌、龍舌、扁魚、皇帝魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Plagusia japonica, Rhinoplagusia japonica
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0060830. ASIZP0070873. ASIZP0073216. ASIZP0078737. ASIZP0078738. ASIZP0804825. ASIZP0805691. ASIZP0914825. ASIZP0915691. NTMP1100. NTUM01616. NTUM02081. NTUM05190. NTUM05193. NTUM05451. NTUM05500. SU7313.
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Black cow-tongue
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 106-118; anal-fin rays 85-95; caudal-fin rays 7-8. Caudal vertebrae 41-44; mid-lateral line scales 88-110. Lips on eyed side of head distinctly fringed with labial papillae. Three lateral lines on ocular side. With ctenoid scales on left side and cycloid on right side.
habitats	Occurs near shore on sandy mud bottoms. Feeds on bottom-living animals.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan and Korea to Taiwan and Papua New Guinea. Taiwan: North, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.