''Engyprosopon'' is a
genus
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of small
lefteye flounder
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s. They are found in the
Indo-Pacific, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of .
Species
There are currently 31 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Engyprosopon annulatus''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1913)
* ''
Engyprosopon arenicola''
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Fringelip dwarf flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon bellonaensis''
Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Bellona flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon bleekeri''
( W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Bleeker's flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon filipennis''
H. W. Wu & S. F. Tang, 1935
* ''
Engyprosopon grandisquama''
(Temminck
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Biography
Coenraad Jacob Temminck was born on 31 March 1778 in Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. From his father, Jacob Temmin ...
& Schlegel
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* Brad Schlege ...
, 1846) (Largescale flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon hawaiiensis''
D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903
* ''
Engyprosopon hensleyi''
Amaoka & Imamura, 1990
* ''
Engyprosopon hureaui''
Quéro & Golani, 1990 (Hureau's flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon kushimotoensis''
Amaoka, Kaga & Misaki
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Summary
Misaki are subordinate to the high ...
, 2008
* ''
Engyprosopon latifrons''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908)
* ''
Engyprosopon longipelvis''
Amaoka, 1969
* ''
Engyprosopon longipterum''
Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long pectoral fin flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon macrolepis''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908)
* ''
Engyprosopon maldivensis''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908) (Olive wide-eyed flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon marquisensis''
Amaoka & Séret, 2005
* ''
Engyprosopon mogkii''
( Bleeker, 1854)
* ''
Engyprosopon mozambiquensis''
Hensley, 2003
* ''
Engyprosopon multisquama''
Amaoka, 1963
* ''
Engyprosopon natalensis''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1920 (Natal flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon obliquioculatum''
( Fowler, 1934)
* ''
Engyprosopon osculus''
( Amaoka & M. Arai, 1998)
* ''
Engyprosopon praeteritus''
Whitley, 1950 [Amaoka, K. & Last, P.R. (2014): The Australian Sinistral Flounder ''Arnoglossus aspilos praeteritus'' (Actinopterygii: Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) Reassigned as a Valid Species of ''Engyprosopon''. ''Species Diversity, 19 (2): 91–96.'']
* ''
Engyprosopon raoulensis''
Amaoka & Mihara, 1995
* ''
Engyprosopon regani''
Hensley & Suzumoto, 1990 (Regan's flatfish)
* ''
Engyprosopon rostratum''
Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long snout flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon sechellensis''
(Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908)
* ''
Engyprosopon septempes''
Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Seven pelvic ray flounder)
* ''
Engyprosopon vanuatuensis''
Amaoka & Séret, 2005
* ''
Engyprosopon xenandrus''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
* ''
Engyprosopon xystrias''
C. L. Hubbs, 1915
References
Bothidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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