| Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Pseudorhombus |
| Species: | P. quinquocellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus M. C. W. Weber &de Beaufort, 1929 | |
Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus, thefive-eyed flounder, is a species offlatfish in the large-tooth flounder family,Paralichthyidae. It is ademersal fish that lives in tropical waters, inhabiting deep waters on the continental shelf of the westernPacific Ocean, fromTaiwan in the north toAustralia in the south.
Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head. It grows to around 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length. It is brownish in colour, with five dark rings on its ocular side, as suggested by its common name.