Largescale Flounder
Engyprosopon grandisquama
An oval-shaped flounder with two distinct black blotches on the caudal fin, between the 3rd and 4th rays from the upper and lower margins of the fin respectively; males with a dark greyish underside.
Dorsal-fin rays 80-93; anal-fin rays 60-70; pectoral-fin rays 10-11. A pair of jet-black blotches on caudal fin placed between 3rd and 4th rays counted from above and below respectively. Body deep, its depth more than 1/2 of SL. Pectoral fin short, equal to or less than head length. In male, body on blind side stained with dark-gray.
Habitat: Found on sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other benthic animals.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, throughout the Indian Ocean and Indo-Australian Archipelago south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North-East, West.
Utility: Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh and sometimes dried.
Dorsal-fin rays 80-93; anal-fin rays 60-70; pectoral-fin rays 10-11. A pair of jet-black blotches on caudal fin placed between 3rd and 4th rays counted from above and below respectively. Body deep, its depth more than 1/2 of SL. Pectoral fin short, equal to or less than head length. In male, body on blind side stained with dark-gray.
Habitat: Found on sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other benthic animals.
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, throughout the Indian Ocean and Indo-Australian Archipelago south to Australia and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan. Taiwan: South, Penghu, North-East, West.
Utility: Commercial fishery species. Marketed fresh and sometimes dried.