Engyprosopon xystrias Hubbs, 1915

Amaoka, Kunio & Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2019, The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan, Zootaxa 4702 (1), pp. 155-215 : 188

Engyprosopon xystrias Hubbs, 1915

Smooth wideeyed flounder; įẽüľ

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Engyprosopon xystrias Hubbs, 1915:475 (Type locality: near Tanegashima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture).

As shown in synonym list in Amaoka & Ho (2018).

Specimen examined. As listed in Amaoka & Ho (2018).

Diagnostic features. D 92 (88–98, from other localities); A 65 (65–77); P 12 (12–13); C 3+11+3=17; LLs 40 (39–50); GR 0+13 (0–6+13–18); vert. 10+26=36 (10+25–27=35–37). Anterior margin of head anterior to both eyes with about 4–5 pale blotches margined by dark bands; scales on front margin of head more strongly ctenoid and non-deciduous compared to body scales.

Size. Reaching 89 mm in Taiwan; up to 102 mm in southern Japan ( Hensley & Amaoka, 2001).

Distribution. Southwestern Taiwan; southern Japan, South China Sea, Coral Sea and Saya de Malha Bank ( Amaoka & Ho 2018).