Maldives Marine Life

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Lefteye flounder (no English common name)

Engyprosopon latifrons

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

English
Lefteye flounder (no English common name)
Scientific
Engyprosopon latifrons
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Bothidae (lefteye flounders)
Maximum size
Up to about 8 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 37 to 68 m
IUCN status
DD · Data DeficientData Deficient (DD), assessed 2019

Description

A small flounder reaching about 8 cm, living on sand at about 35 to 70 m.

Sources

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