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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Engyprosopon: Greek, eggys = nearly + Greek,prosopon = a face (Ref. 45335); vanuatuense: Named after the Vanuatu Island where the type specimens were collected.
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Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 165 m (Ref. 53466). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vanuatu.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 53466)
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Amaoka, K. and B. Séret, 2005. Engyprosopon vanuatuensis, a new species of bothid flounder (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from off Vanuatu, South West Pacific. Ichthyol. Res. 52(1):15-19. (Ref. 53466)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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