Scientific Name	Zebrias quagga   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Kaup, 1858)	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	格條鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	峨嵋條鰨
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍舌、鰨沙、比目魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Bombay, India
Synonyms	Aesopia quagga, Synaptura quagga
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0057357. ASIZP0062406. ASIZP0064112. ASIZP0064759. ASIZP0074483. ASIZP0079012. ASIZP0800073. ASIZP0910073. NMMBP01739. NMMBP03589. NMMBP03643. NMMBP05117. NMMBP05118. NMMSTP00732. NMNSF00490. NTMP0041. NTMP0476. NTMP0779. NTUM02516. NTUM03786. NTUM05169. NTUM05170. NTUM05171.
Barcode	2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Fringefin zebra sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 63-75; anal-fin rays 53-61; caudal-fin rays 18. 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. Each eyeball with a prominent skinny flap.
habitats	Inhabits shallow coastal waters, on sand and mud bottoms. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Persian Gulf to the west coast of India and Sri Lanka eastward extending to Malaysia and Thailand, northward to China and southward to Australia. Taiwan: South, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Sold fresh in markets.