Scientific Name	Samariscus filipectoralis   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Shen, 1982	Depth	20 - 100M
Chinese	絲鰭沙鰈	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	冠鰈科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F499　Samaridae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	絲鰭沙鰈
Max Length	8 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	扁魚、皇帝魚、半邊魚、比目魚
Distribution in World	Taiwan [Endemic in Taiwan]	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North East
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tungkong, Taiwan
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Shen, S.-C. 1982 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0063236. NTUM04840. NTUM05335. NTUM05336. NTUM05337. NTUM05338. NTUM05342. NTUM05348. NTUM05484. NTUM05485. NTUM05486. NTUM05487. NTUM05598.
Common Name	Righteye flounder
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 71-77; anal-fin rays 53-58; pectoral-fin rays 5. Dorsal and ventral fins with no prolonged filiform rays; caudal with branched rays; ventral vertebrae with some weak nephrohaemal arches and their spine forked. Colour pattern on eyed side without dark rings about size of eye on or immediately below lateral line. Pectoral fin black; scales in lateral line 50-60.
habitats	Found in sublittoral zone on sandy mud bottoms. Feeds on benthic animals.
Distribution	Western Pacific: South China Sea. Taiwan: South, North-East, West.
Utility	Rare species, apparently not marketed.