Scientific Name
Eopsetta grigorjewi  
Pronounce  
Eopsetta grigorjewi格氏蟲鰈
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Herzenstein, 1890) Depth 100 - 200M
Chinese 格氏蟲鰈 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 鰈科 Economic Fish Yes 
Family F493 Pleuronectidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 蟲鰈 
Max Length 40 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚 
Distribution in World North West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West、North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Hakodate, Japan 
Synonyms Hippoglossus grigorjewi, Verasper otakii   
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)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0059752. ASIZP0700183. NMMSTP00595. NTUM05324. NTUM05325.  
Common Name Roundnose flounder; Shotted halibut; Shothole flounder 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal-fin rays 87-88; anal-fin rays 67-70; pectoral-fin rays 11. Lateral line developed on both side. Mouth large or moderate, length of right upper jaw never shorter than 1/3 head length; teeth similar on both sides; vertebrae about 40-43.
habitats Found in the sublittoral zone, above 200 m on sandy mud bottoms. Feeds on benthic animals. 
Distribution Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of Japan, Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, Gulf of Po-Hai, East China Sea to Taiwan. Taiwan: North-East, West. 
Utility Commercial fishery species.Cultured and released for fishery in Japan.