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IllustrationLargescale dwarf flounder
Engyprosopon macrolepis
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Largescale dwarf flounder
- Scientific
- Engyprosopon macrolepis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (total length); max. published weight 470 g
- Depth and habitat
- On or near the bottom, recorded from 3 to 91 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small flounder with large scales, reaching about 16 cm; males have a small flap on each eye. It lives on mud and sand, sometimes near reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Engyprosopon-macrolepis.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.