Scientific Name	Paralichthys olivaceus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	10 - 200M
Chinese	牙鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牙鮃科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F492　Paralichthyidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	牙鮃
Max Length	103 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、PonFu
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Wonsan, Korea, Sea of Japan
Synonyms	Hippoglossus olivaceus
Reference	中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Abe, T. 1972 Eduardo, F.B. 1985 Hosoya, K. etc. 1993 Hosoya, K. etc. 1995 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Kawamura, K. etc. 1997 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054813. ASIZP0060784. ASIZP0061258. ASIZP0062312. ASIZP0063521. ASIZP0070885. ASIZP0075268. ASIZP0080108. ASIZP0700376. ASIZP0804829. ASIZP0807694. ASIZP0807695. ASIZP0914829. ASIZP0917694. ASIZP0917695. MTP0183. NTMP1293. NTUM02478.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Olive flounder; Bastard halibut; False halibut; Japanese flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 77-81; anal-fin rays 59-61; pectoral-fin rays 12. Anterior rays of dorsal and anal fins not branched, more or less with some scales along their bases and are not much sparser than those of its posterior rays; pectoral fins on both sides or only ocular side with branched rays; ventral fin rays 6, 4 or 5 branched; each jaw with one row of teeth only; gill rakers often long and slender; do not enter in rivers. Posterior fin rays of dorsal and anal fins branched; ventral fin with one simple and 5 branched rays; pectoral fins on both sides with branched rays; lateral line with with no supratemporal branch
habitats	Found in shallow waters and estuaries, on mud and sand bottoms. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Japan, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands, Korean Peninsula to the South China Sea. Taiwan: Penghu, North, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.