Scientific Name	Pseudorhombus elevatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Ogilby, 1912	Depth	7 - 200M
Chinese	高體斑鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	牙鮃科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F492　Paralichthyidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	高體斑鮃
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	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Buliver, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Synonyms	Pseudorhombus affinis, Pseudorhombus arsius, Pseudorhombus elevates
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0060488. ASIZP0804896. ASIZP0914896. NMMBP04872. NMMBP04873. NMMBP04874. NMMBP06113. NMNSF00508. NTUM05478. NTUM05533.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Ringed flounder; Deep-bodied flounder; Deep flounder; Flatfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 68-70; anal-fin rays 52-55; pectoral-fin rays 11-12. Eyed side with dark rings arranged in about 5 longitudinal rows; dark blotch at junction of straight and curved parts of lateral line and 2 smaller ones on the lateral line at posterior part of body and anterior end of caudal peduncle; small dark spots and elongate markings on median fins; pectoral fins with 10-12 rays on eyed side, 10-11 rays on blind side.
habitats	Found on clay, sand and mud bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indian Ocean: throughout the region including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf; south to Algoa Bay in South Africa. Western Pacific: Taiwan southward to New Guinea and extending to the northeastern coast of Australia. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Mainly sold fresh.