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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Largescale Flounder

Engyprosopon multisquama Amaoka, 1963
Max Length
10.6 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
50–100 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Largescale Flounder is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Engyprosopon multisquama
Authority
Amaoka, 1963
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10.6 cm
Depth Range
50–100 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
34.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 83 - 96; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 62 - 73. A pair of jet-black blotches on caudal fin between the 2nd and 4th rays counted from above and below respectively. Body narrow, its depth less than 1/2 of SL. Pectoral fin long, upper rays elongated into filaments, its length longer than head length. More scales in lateral line and more pectoral fin rays than in E. grandisquama.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Largescale Flounder is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Largescale Flounder is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Largescale Flounder is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 100 m . Temperate Northwest Pacific: Japan to Taiwan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00871 × L3.06 (TL)
Max TL
10.6cm
Dorsal Rays
90
Anal Rays
68

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
34.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Amaoka, 1963

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Largescale Flounder
🇯🇵Japanese Chikamedarumagarei · チカメダルマガレイ
🇨🇳Chinese 半邊魚 · 多鱗短額鮃 · 扁魚 · 比目魚 · 皇帝魚

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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