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Engyprosopon mogkii (Bleeker, 1854) |
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FAO |
| Family: | Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 189 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean, north to Taiwan to Malay Peninsula and Archipelago and the Coral Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 85-87; Anal soft rays: 63-67; Vertebrae: 34-35. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no concavity on head margin anterior to lower eye; gill rakers are very slender, long and not serrate; interorbital width narrow; no sexual dimorphism in coloration on blind side of body (Ref. 126076). Description. D 85-87, A 63-67, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 11-12 and on blind-side 8-9, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3, pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, blind-side 6; lateral line scales 50-51; gill rakers 0 + 6-8; vertebrae 10 + 24-25 (Ref. 126076). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||