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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Engyprosopon: Greek, eggys = nearly + Greek,prosopon = a face (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical, preferred ?
Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), China (Ref. 33837, and the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 79-83;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 60 - 64. Caudal fin without a pair of black blotches. Maxillary extending below middle of lower eye. Pectoral fin much shorter than head. Gill rakers serrated. Head large, more than 1/4 of SL. In male, pelvic fin on ocular side elongate, its fin membrane with many small jet-black spots. Dwarf species, attains only 70 mm SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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