Scientific Name	Samaris cristatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Gray, 1831	Depth	20 - 114M
Chinese	冠鰈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	冠鰈科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F499　Samaridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	冠鰈
Max Length	22 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚、貼沙(澎湖)、西鰨(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、PonFu
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	China
Synonyms	Arnoglossus cacatuae, Samaris cacatuae, Samaris cristata, Samaris delagoensis, Samaris ornatus, Samariscus cristatus, Somaris cristatus
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)  Gray, J. E. 1831 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0055543. ASIZP0058079. ASIZP0058611. ASIZP0059560. ASIZP0059846. ASIZP0061850. ASIZP0061854. ASIZP0073222. ASIZP0073223. ASIZP0073257. ASIZP0074670. ASIZP0805697. ASIZP0805698. ASIZP0805732. ASIZP0900234. ASIZP0900238. ASIZP0915697. ASIZP0915698. ASIZP0915732. FRIP00960. NMMBP00064. NMMBP01266. NMMBP05711. NMMBP05712. NMMBP05717. NMMBP08847. NMMBP08854. NTMP1128. NTUM02507. NTUM05331. NTUM05332. NTUM05333. NTUM05344. NTUM05345. NTUM05346. NTUM05347. NTUM05481. ...List all 40 records...
Barcode	2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-08-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-10-25,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Crested flounder; Cockatoo righteye flounder; Cockatoo flounder; Gray's crested flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 76-79; anal-fin rays 53-57; pectoral-fin rays 4. Body on ocular side brownish with darker spots and blotches; a series of blotches along dorsal and ventral body margins; elongated anterior dorsal-fin rays white, remainder of dorsal fin, anal fin, and caudal fin brown; pectoral fin dark. Blind side of body whitish. First 12-15 dorsal- fin rays greatly elongated. Pectoral fin on blind side absent or rudimentary. Pelvic fin on eyed side elongated. Caudal fin with 16 unbranched rays and rounded margin.
habitats	Inhabits sand bottoms in sublittoral zone. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: throughout Indian Ocean to Taiwan, South China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia, northern Australia, Great Barrier Reef, and New Caledonia. Taiwan: Penghu, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.