Scientific Name	Psettodes erumei   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bloch & Schneider, 1801)	Depth	1 - 100M
Chinese	大口鰜	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰜科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F489　Psettodidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	大口鰜
Max Length	64 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	咬龍狗、左口、扁魚、皇帝魚、比目魚、咬網狗(澎湖)、肉瞇仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tranquebar, India
Synonyms	Hippoglossus erumei, Hippoglossus orthorhynchus, Pleuronectes erumei, Psettotes erumei
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0054604. ASIZP0060322. ASIZP0066473. ASIZP0066487. ASIZP0067310. ASIZP0067538. ASIZP0801967. ASIZP0801968. ASIZP0802806. ASIZP0802807. ASIZP0911967. ASIZP0911968. ASIZP0912806. ASIZP0912807. FRIP20426. FRIP21209. MTP0089. NMMBP04227. NMMBP04324. NMMBP04335. NMMSTP00942. NMNSF00489. NTMP0679. NTUM01630. NTUM05472. NTUM05473. NTUM05474. NTUM05521. SIO90-152g.
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Queensland halibut; Tropical halibut; Adalah; False halibut; Indian spiny turbot; Indian halibut
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX-XI, 38-45; anal-fin rays I, 37-43; pectoral-fin rays 14-16. Body oval and flat, but thicker than in most other flatfishes. Mouth large with strong teeth; maxillary extends well beyond hind edge of lower eye; upper eye lying immediately below dorsal edge; gill rakers not developed. Dorsal fin origin well posterior to eyes; anterior fin rays spinous; lateral line almost straight. Color usually brown or grey, sometimes with 4 broad, dark crossbars. Dorsal, anal and caudal fin tips black. Blind side occasionally partially colored.
habitats	Occurs on sand and mud bottoms. Often swims in an upright position. Mainly piscivorous.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Japan and Australia. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Mainly sold fresh; also utilized smoked and frozen.