Bellona flounder (Engyprosopon bellonaensis)

Scientific name: Engyprosopon bellonaensis Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993

Bellona flounder (Engyprosopon bellonaensis)

The Bellona flounder (Engyprosopon bellonaensis) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Chesterfield and Bellona Plateaus and the Fairway Ridge, west of New Caledonia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Engyprosopon bellonaensis
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.2
Depth range
67–80 m (220–262 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 67 - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Chesterfield and Bellona Plateaus and the Fairway Ridge, west of New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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