Olive wide-eyed flounder (Engyprosopon maldivensis)

Scientific name: Engyprosopon maldivensis Regan, 1908

Olive wide-eyed flounder (Engyprosopon maldivensis)

The Olive wide-eyed flounder (Engyprosopon maldivensis) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Maldives, Philippines, Borneo, northern and northwestern Australia, Coral Sea, Taiwan, and southern Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-83; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 60 - 64. Caudal fin without a pair of jet-black blotches. Mouth rather large, maxillary extending below middle of lower eye. Pectoral rays elongated into filaments, greatly longer than head length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Engyprosopon maldivensis
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.7
Depth range
30–215 m (98–705 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 215 m, usually 30 - 75 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Maldives, Philippines, Borneo, northern and northwestern Australia, Coral Sea, Taiwan, and southern Japan.
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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