Family : Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order : Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Largescale flounder
Fish Name : Engyprosopon grandisquama
Max size : 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11298)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 7 - 200 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-87; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 59-65. 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.
Biology : Found on sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf. Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes, and other benthic animals (Ref. 9824). Marketed fresh and sometimes dried (Ref. 9824)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio
Main Ref : Amaoka, K., E. Mihara and J. Rivaton. 1993. (Ref. 9558)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses