Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Hureau's flounder
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Hureau's flounder

Engyprosopon hureaui

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Hureau's flounder
Scientific
Engyprosopon hureaui
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Bothidae (lefteye flounders)
Maximum size
Up to about 5 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 1 to 81 m
IUCN status
DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2015

Description

A tiny, plain-coloured flounder reaching about 5 cm, living on sand and mud bottoms.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.