Engyprosopon mozambiquense

description

Specimens examined. As listed in Amaoka & Ho (2018). Also other specimens in NMMB-P collection. Diagnostic features. D 79 – 84; A 57 – 64; P 10 – 12; C 3 + 11 + 3; LLs 46 – 52; GR 0 + 6 – 7 = 6 – 7; vert. 10 + 24 – 25 = 34 – 35. Gill rakers with spines; mouth large, its length 14.4 – 16.4 % SL; maxilla extending to vertical through anterior 1 / 3 to 1 / 2 of lower eye; interorbital width narrow in both sexes, width in males larger than that in females and juveniles; pectoral fin filamentous on ocular side, greatly elongate in males, with two dark cross bands; ventral margin of lower jaw on ocular side with 3 distinct black spots, the posteriormost especially distinct; caudal fin with irregularly scattered small dark spots and two large ones at upper and lower margins. Size. Reaching 67 mm SL (Amaoka & Ho, 2018).

The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan

distribution

Distribution. Southwestern Taiwan; Philippines, Indian Ocean (India, Burma, Nicobar Islands and Cocos Islands) (Hensley, 2003) and Coral Sea (Amaoka, unpubl. data).

The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan

description

Arnoglossus annulatus (not of Weber, 1913): Norman, 1927: 19.

Review of the genus Engyprosopon Günther, 1862 (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from waters off Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species

description

Description. Dorsal-fin rays 79 – 84, anal-fin rays 57 – 64, ocular-side pectoral-fin rays 10 – 12, blind-side pectoral-fin rays 8 – 9, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3, ocular-side pelvic-fin rays 6, blind-side pelvic-fin rays 6, scales in lateral line 46 – 52, gill rakers 0 + 6 – 7, vertebrae 10 + 24 – 25. In SL: HL 3.45 – 3.83, body depth 1.92 – 2.21. In HL: snout 4.07 – 4.68, upper eye diameter 2.96 – 3.50, lower eye diameter 2.94 – 3.55, interorbital width 7.70 – 14.4 in males, 27.4 – 27.6 in females, ocular-side upper jaw 2.21 – 2.43, blind-side upper jaw 2.17 – 2.40, ocular-side lower jaw 1.68 – 1.90, blind-side lower jaw 1.68 – 1.87, caudal peduncle depth 2.15 – 2.75, ocular-side pectoral fin 0.58 – 0.88 in males, 1.23 – 1.38 in females, blind-side pectoral fin 1.75 – 2.14, ocular-side pelvic fin 1.90 – 2.98, blind-side pelvic fin 1.90 – 2.91, base of ocular-side pelvic fin 2.19 – 2.87, base of blind-side pelvic fin 5.84 – 9.13, longest dorsal fin ray 1.69 – 2.29, longest anal fin ray 1.94 – 2.23, middle caudal fin ray 1.12 – 1.38. Body ovate, deepest at middle of body, its depth about 1 / 2 of SL; dorsal and ventral contours gently arching with gradual posterior taper. Caudal pe

Review of the genus Engyprosopon Günther, 1862 (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from waters off Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species