Scientific Name
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus  
Pronounce  
Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus五眼斑鮃
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Günther, 1862 Depth 50 - 150M
Chinese 五眼斑鮃 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 牙鮃科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F492 Paralichthyidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 五眼斑鮃 
Max Length 18cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚、肉瞇仔(澎湖) 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan West、South、North、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality China Sea 
Synonyms Pseudorhombus ocellifer   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳文魁 2005 
Specimen List ASIZP0057363. ASIZP0058074. ASIZP0059630. ASIZP0060117. ASIZP0060526. ASIZP0060934. ASIZP0060939. ASIZP0061068. ASIZP0061100. ASIZP0061120. ASIZP0061152. ASIZP0061173. ASIZP0061197. ASIZP0061531. ASIZP0063575. ASIZP0064304. ASIZP0067320. ASIZP0067321. ASIZP0067323. ASIZP0073968. ASIZP0074060. ASIZP0074489. ASIZP0075170. ASIZP0079101. ASIZP0700348. ASIZP0802220. ASIZP0802221. ASIZP0802222. ASIZP0806646. ASIZP0912220. ASIZP0912221. ASIZP0912222. CAS30329. FRIP01257. NMMBP04928. NMMBP04929. NMMBP04930. ...List all 70 records... 
Barcode2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name Fivespot flounder 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal-fin rays 68-75; anal-fin rays 53-57; pectoral-fin rays 10-12. Body pale brownish, with 2 ocelli above and below lateral line and 1 ocellus on posterior third of straight section of lateral line. Teeth in upper jaw small and close-set. Gill rakers long and slender. Soft ray count of pectoral fin refers to that on ocular side. Body with many ocelli.
habitats Inhabits mud and sand bottoms of the continental shelf. Feeds on small benthic crustaceans and fishes. 
Distribution Western Pacific: Japan, Korea, and Indo-China. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North, North-East, West. 
Utility Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh and salt-dried.