Scientific Name	Pseudaesopia japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1860)	Depth	- 100M
Chinese	日本擬鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本擬鰨
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍舌、鰨沙、比目魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagaski, Japan
Synonyms	Aesopia japonica, Zebrias japonica, Zebrias japonicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  P. Bleeker 1860 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0060116. ASIZP0061001. ASIZP0061543. ASIZP0064538. ASIZP0067269. ASIZP0074490. ASIZP0802228. ASIZP0912228. NMMSTP00438. NTMP0831. NTOUP200802-126. NTOUP200802-137. NTOUP201005-272.
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Seto sole; Wavyband sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 71-81; anal-fin rays 58-65; pectoral-fin rays18. Snout not forming a distinct hook; mouth only slightly contorted. No pores at bases of dorsal and anal-fin rays. Caudal fin joined to dorsal and anal fins. Opercular membrane usually on both sides of body joined nearly to distal tips of upper rays of pectoral fins and forming continuous membranous connection with gill opening. First ray of dorsal fin not enlarged; scales rough, distinctly ctenoid. No skinny flap on eyeballs. Only anterior half of caudal fin margin connected with dorsal and anal fins respectively. Hind half of caudal fin with a few yellow longitudinal bands; interorbital scaled; scales in lateral line 7 + 83-99.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sand or mud bottoms in coastal waters. Feeds predominently on bottom-living invertebrates, especially small crustaceans.
Distribution	Western Pacific: Korea and Japan to the East China Sea. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Caught mainly with bottom trawls on the inner continental shelf.