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''Engyprosopon'' is a
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of small
lefteye flounder Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of ...
s. They are found in the
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, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of .


Species

There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * '' Engyprosopon annulatus'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) * '' Engyprosopon arenicola'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Fringelip dwarf flounder) * '' Engyprosopon bellonaense'' Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Bellona flounder) * '' Engyprosopon bleekeri'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1881) (Bleeker's flounder) * '' Engyprosopon brevifrontale'' Amaoka & Ho, 2018 * '' Engyprosopon filipennis'' H. W. Wu & S. F. Tang, 1935 * '' Engyprosopon grandisquama'' (
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& Schlegel, 1846)
(Largescale flounder) * '' Engyprosopon hawaiiense'' D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903 * '' Engyprosopon hensleyi'' Amaoka & Imamura, 1990 * '' Engyprosopon hureaui'' Quéro & Golani, 1990 (Hureau's flounder) * '' Engyprosopon keliaoense'' Amaoka & Ho, 2022 (Keliao lefteye flounder) * '' Engyprosopon kushimotoense'' Amaoka, Kaga &
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* '' Engyprosopon latifrons'' ( Regan, 1908) * '' Engyprosopon longipelvis'' Amaoka, 1969 * ''
Engyprosopon longipterum ''Engyprosopon'' is a genus of small lefteye flounders. They are found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of . Species There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: * ''Engyprosopon annulatus' ...
'' Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long pectoral fin flounder) * '' Engyprosopon macrolepis'' ( Regan, 1908) * '' Engyprosopon maldivense'' ( Regan, 1908) (Olive wide-eyed flounder) * '' Engyprosopon marquisense'' Amaoka & Séret, 2005 * '' Engyprosopon mogkii'' ( Bleeker, 1854) * '' Engyprosopon mozambiquense'' Hensley, 2003 * '' Engyprosopon multisquama'' Amaoka, 1963 * '' Engyprosopon natalense'' Regan, 1920 (Natal flounder) * '' Engyprosopon obliquioculatum'' ( Fowler, 1934) * '' Engyprosopon osculus'' ( Amaoka & M. Arai, 1998) * '' Engyprosopon parvipectorale'' Amaoka & Ho, 2018 * '' 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 raoulense'' Amaoka & Mihara, 1995 * '' Engyprosopon regani'' Hensley & Suzumoto, 1990 (Regan's flatfish) * '' Engyprosopon rostratum'' Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Long snout flounder) * '' Engyprosopon sechellense'' ( Regan, 1908) * '' Engyprosopon septempes'' Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993 (Seven pelvic ray flounder) * '' Engyprosopon vanuatuense'' 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 {{Pleuronectiformes-stub