Engyprosopon

Engyprosopon is a genus of small lefteye flounders. They are found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of 400 m (1,300 ft).[1]

Engyprosopon
Engyprosopon xenandrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Engyprosopon
Günther, 1862
Type species
Rhombus mogkii
Bleeker, 1854
Synonyms

Scaeops Jordan & Starks, 1904

Species

There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:

  • Engyprosopon annulatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
  • Engyprosopon arenicola D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Fringelip dwarf flounder)
  • Engyprosopon bellonaensis Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Bellona flounder)
  • Engyprosopon bleekeri (W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Bleeker's flounder)
  • Engyprosopon filipennis H. W. Wu & S. F. Tang, 1935
  • Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Largescale flounder)
  • Engyprosopon hawaiiensis D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Engyprosopon hensleyi Amaoka & Imamura, 1990
  • Engyprosopon hureaui Quéro & Golani, 1990 (Hureau's flounder)
  • Engyprosopon kushimotoensis Amaoka, Kaga & Misaki, 2008
  • Engyprosopon latifrons (Regan, 1908)
  • Engyprosopon longipelvis Amaoka, 1969
  • Engyprosopon longipterum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long pectoral fin flounder)
  • Engyprosopon macrolepis (Regan, 1908)
  • Engyprosopon maldivensis (Regan, 1908) (Olive wide-eyed flounder)
  • Engyprosopon marquisensis Amaoka & Séret, 2005
  • Engyprosopon mogkii (Bleeker, 1854)
  • Engyprosopon mozambiquensis Hensley, 2003
  • Engyprosopon multisquama Amaoka, 1963
  • Engyprosopon natalensis Regan, 1920 (Natal flounder)
  • Engyprosopon obliquioculatum (Fowler, 1934)
  • Engyprosopon osculus (Amaoka & M. Arai, 1998)
  • Engyprosopon praeteritus Whitley, 1950 [2]
  • Engyprosopon raoulensis Amaoka & Mihara, 1995
  • Engyprosopon regani Hensley & Suzumoto, 1990 (Regan's flatfish)
  • Engyprosopon rostratum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long snout flounder)
  • Engyprosopon sechellensis (Regan, 1908)
  • Engyprosopon septempes Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Seven pelvic ray flounder)
  • Engyprosopon vanuatuensis Amaoka & Séret, 2005
  • Engyprosopon xenandrus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Engyprosopon xystrias C. L. Hubbs, 1915

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Engyprosopon in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  2. Amaoka, K. & Last, P.R. (2014): The Australian Sinistral Flounder Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus (Actinopterygii: Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) Reassigned as a Valid Species of Engyprosopon. Species Diversity, 19 (2): 91–96.


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