Scientific Name
Poecilopsetta plinthus  
Pronounce  
Poecilopsetta plinthus雙斑瓦鰈
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Jordan & Starks, 1904) Depth 60 - 400M
Chinese 雙斑瓦鰈 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 瓦鰈科 Economic Fish No 
Family F496 Poecilopsettidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 雙斑瓦鰈 
Max Length 19 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、South、North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Suruga, Japan 
Synonyms Alaeops plinthus, Poecilopsetta megalepis   
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)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1904 Amaoka, K. 1964 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 
Specimen List ASIZP0068088. ASIZP0072278. ASIZP0073763. ASIZP0074607. ASIZP0803849. ASIZP0804898. ASIZP0807629. ASIZP0913849. ASIZP0914898. ASIZP0917629. NMMBP05384. NMMBP05530. NTUM05051. NTUM05329. NTUM05330. NTUM05343.  
Common Name Tile-colored righteye flounder 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Dorsal-fin rays 62-65; anal-fin rays 53-56; pectoral-fin rays 8-10. Lateral line undeveloped. Dorsal and anal fins each with a row of black spots. Caudal with a pair of black spots at middle of upper and lower margins. Right pectoral with branched rays but no black spot; a pair of conspicuous blackspots at middle of upper and lower margins of caudal; posterior half of body with an upper and a lower dark spots. Upper-jaw length 3.4 to 3.9 times in head length.
habitats Known from depths of 60 to 400 m on sand-mud bottoms. Feeds on small bottom- living animals. 
Distribution Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, and China near Hainan. Reported from the Philippines. Taiwan: South, North-East, West. 
Utility Commercial fishery species.