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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Engyprosopon: Greek, eggys = nearly + Greek,prosopon = a face (Ref. 45335); kushimotoense: Named for its type locality, Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75209)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners in having uniserial teeth on the upper jaw; less number of serrated gill rakers (0+7); extremely narrow interorbital width (7.76 in HL); a long pectoral fin on the blind side (1.81 HL) (Ref. 75209).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Amaoka, K., T. Kaga and H. Misaki, 2008. A new sinistral flounder, Engyprosopon kushimotoensis, from Kushimoto, Kii Peninsula (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 2:107-113. (Ref. 75209)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00912 (0.00412 - 0.02018), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (24 of 100). 🛈 |