Engyprosopon longipelvis Amaoka, 1969

Amaoka, Kunio & Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2019, The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan, Zootaxa 4702 (1), pp. 155-215 : 185

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Engyprosopon longipelvis Amaoka, 1969 View in CoL

Long-pelvic fin flounder; łaĸẽüľ

Tables 7–8

Engyprosopon longipelvis Amaoka, 1969:93 View in CoL (Type locality: Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan).

Synonymy as shown in Amaoka & Ho (2018).

Specimens examined. As listed in Amaoka & Ho (2018). Also other specimens in NMMB-P collection.

Diagnostic features. D 78–82; A 59–60; P 11–12; C 3+11–12+2–3; LLs 37–40; GR 0+7=7; vert. 10+24=34. Gill rakers slender with spines on inner margin; pelvic-fin rays on ocular side elongate in males, longest ray much longer than ocular-side pectoral fin in mature males, and its fin membrane with many black spots.

Size. Reaching 58 mm SL in Taiwan; up to 66 mm SL in Japan ( Amaoka, 1969).

Distribution. Southwestern Taiwan; southern Japan ( Amaoka & Ho, 2018).