Scientific Name	Heteromycteris matsubarai   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Ochiai, 1963	Depth	80 - 100M
Chinese	松原氏鈎嘴鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	松原氏鈎嘴鰨
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍舌、鰨沙、比目魚
Distribution in World	Japan to South China Sea	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref., Japan
Synonyms
Reference	中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Ochiai, A. 1963 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055990.
Common Name	Sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 86-93; anal-fin rays 57-64; caudal-fin rays 19. Snout forming distinct hook; mouth inferior, markedly contorted; caudal fin completely separate from dorsal and anal fins; branchial septum perforated.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sand or mud bottoms in coastal waters. Feeds predominently on bottom-living invertebrates.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Tanegashima, Japan to the South China Sea. Taiwan: South.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Caught mainly with bottom trawls on the inner continental shelf.