Engyprosopon mozambiquense Hensley, 2003

Amaoka, Kunio & Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2019, The lefteye flounder family Bothidae (Order Pleuronectiformes) of Taiwan, Zootaxa 4702 (1), pp. 155-215 : 186

Engyprosopon mozambiquense Hensley, 2003

Mozambique flounder; IḚḱåẽüľ

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Engyprosopon mozambiquensis Hensley, 2003:834 (Type locality: Mozambique).

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 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).

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