Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 87; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 62 - 65. Brownish with small dark spots on median fins; pectorals of eyed side with dark crossbar (Ref. 4417). Pectorals with 11-13 rays on eyed side, 8-10 rays on blind side (Ref. 4417).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Engyprosopon

Species: Engyprosopon natalense Regan, 1920

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Found on mud bottoms; probably a small species.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless