Scientific Name	Solea ovata   Pronounce			by: ChingYi Chen
Author	Richardson, 1846	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	卵鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	卵鰨
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍舌、鰨沙、比目魚、貼沙(澎湖)、鰨西(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South West、North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Canton, China; China seas
Synonyms	Microbuglossus humilis, Microbuglossus ovatus, Solea humilis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；台灣淡水及河口魚圖鑑(周及高，2011)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0057323. ASIZP0072429. ASIZP0072430. ASIZP0072431. ASIZP0074677. ASIZP0079098. ASIZP0805115. ASIZP0805116. ASIZP0805117. ASIZP0915119. ASIZP0915120. ASIZP0915121. NMMSTP00833. NMNSF00954. NMNSF01293. NTUM01620. NTUM02509. NTUM05166. NTUM05167. NTUM05168.
Barcode	2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Ovate sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 59-63; anal-fin rays 46-48;. caudal-fin rays 20. Body ovate with small ctenoid scales on both sides. Eyes on right side, separated by a small concave interorbital space. Snout obtusely pointed with series of short cutaneous sensory processes on blind side. Mouth small, curved, cleft reaching point between verticals through anterior and midpoint of lower eye. Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin; pectoral fin on eyed side about twice as long as that on blind side; both pelvic fins present. Olive or brown with spots and black blotches on eyed side of body and fins; deep black blotches on outer two-thirds of pectoral fins.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms in coastal waters. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: including the northern China Sea, Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines and southward to Indonesia. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh, frozen, and dried-salted.