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Largescale flounder
Engyprosopon grandisquama
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Largescale flounder
- Scientific
- Engyprosopon grandisquama
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 15 cm (total length); commonly 10 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 7 to 200 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small, deep-oval lefteye flounder with a pair of black blotches on the tail, reaching about 15 cm. It lives on sand and mud.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Engyprosopon-grandisquama.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:DarumaKkya.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.