Engyprosopon parvipectorale Amaoka & Ho, 2018

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  5.81 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 100 m
Distribution:  Northwestern Pacific: off Taiwan and southern Japan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-80; Anal soft rays: 58-58; Vertebrae: 24-25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers serrate; large head (3.1-3.4 in SL); interorbital in both sexes extremely narrow or almost ridge-like; pectoral fin on ocular-side distinctly short, 1.4-1.6 times in HL in both sexes; no rostral or orbital spines in either sex (Ref. 126076).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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