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Engyprosopon mozambiquense Hensley, 2003

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Engyprosopon: Greek, eggys = nearly + Greek,prosopon = a face (Ref. 45335);  mozambiquense: Named for Mozambique, country of its type locality..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 8 - 90 m (Ref. 75635). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique, northern Madagascar, India, Burma, Nicobar Islands and Cocos Islands, Taiwan, the Philippine Islands, and the Coral Sea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 79 - 84; Anal soft rays: 57 - 64; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers with spines; maxilla large 2.21-2.43 in HL, extending to vertical through anterior 1/3 to 1/2 of lower eye; interorbital width narrow in both sexes, with that of males wider than in females and juveniles; pectoral fin on ocular-side filamentous, greatly elongate in males and with two dark cross bands; ventral margin of lower jaw on ocular-side with 3 distinct black spots, the posteriormost especially distinct (Ref. 126076). Description. D 79-84, A 57-64, pectoral-fin rays on ocular-side 10-12, on blind-side 8-9, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3, pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, blind-side rays 6; lateral line scales 46-52; gill rakers 0 + 6-7; vertebrae 10 + 24-25 (Ref. 126076).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Hensley, D.A., 2003. On the status of Rhombus cocosensis Bleeker, and description of a new species of Engyprosopon based on misidentification of this species (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Copeia 2003(4):833-837. (Ref. 75635)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 November 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.4 - 29.1, mean 28.2 °C (based on 1428 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00408 - 0.02036), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).