Engyprosopon mogkii (Bleeker, 1854)

Description


Dorsal soft rays (total): 85 - 87; Anal soft rays: 63 - 67; Vertebrae: 34 - 35. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no concavity on head margin anterior to lower eye; gill rakers are very slender, long and not serrate; interorbital width narrow; no sexual dimorphism in coloration on blind side of body (Ref. 126076). Description. D 85-87, A 63-67, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 11-12 and on blind-side 8-9, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3, pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, blind-side 6; lateral line scales 50-51; gill rakers 0 + 6-8; vertebrae 10 + 24-25 (Ref. 126076).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Engyprosopon

Species: Engyprosopon mogkii (Bleeker, 1854)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean, north to Taiwan to Malay Peninsula and Archipelago and the Coral Sea.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    demersal

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless