Scientific Name	Bothus myriaster   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	繁星鮃	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮃科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F494　Bothidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	繁星鮃
Max Length	27 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚、肉瞇仔(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、North、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Bothus bleekeri, Bothus ovalis, Bothus thompsoni, Platophrys ovalis, Platophrys thompsoni, Rhombus myriaster
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Amaoka, K. 1964 Amaoka, K. 1964 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0054516. ASIZP0054808. ASIZP0055041. ASIZP0055590. ASIZP0058073. ASIZP0058839. ASIZP0059377. ASIZP0061702. ASIZP0062252. ASIZP0063580. ASIZP0064215. ASIZP0066159. ASIZP0066203. ASIZP0066435. ASIZP0066440. ASIZP0066479. ASIZP0073685. ASIZP0074038. ASIZP0074166. ASIZP0074247. ASIZP0074340. ASIZP0074608. ASIZP0080159. ASIZP0801425. ASIZP0801426. ASIZP0801444. ASIZP0801445. ASIZP0801446. ASIZP0900149. ASIZP0900361. ASIZP0911425. ASIZP0911426. ASIZP0911444. ASIZP0911445. ASIZP0911446. BMNH1933.6.12.4. CAS214460. ...List all 77 records...
Barcode	2012-01-08,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Oval flounder; Disc flounder; Discoid flounder; Indo-Pacific oval flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 87-98; anal-fin rays 66-71; pectoral-fin rays 9. Distinguished by cycloid scales on the ocular side, except for upper and lower margins of body, and a shorter lower jaw, contained 2.3 to 2.9 times in head length. Body almost circular in shape in young, becoming ovate with growth. Most sexually dimorphic characters develop at about 8 cm SL.
habitats	Rare species. Found in sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: definitely recorded from Inhambane, Mozambique; throughout the Indian Ocean to Java, Sumatra, Viet-Nam, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Lord Howe Island Taiwan: South, Hsiaoliuchiu, Lyudao, North, East, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh or used in making fish meal.