Taxonomic Remarks
Species spelling Eschmeyer, pers. comm.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 7 - 200 m (Ref. 11298). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: East Africa, throughout the Indian Ocean to the Indo-Australian Archipelago and New Caledonia, north to southern Japan.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 11298); common length : 10.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 3322)
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 81 - 87; Raggi anali molli: 61 - 65; Vertebre: 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body deeply ovoid; caudal fin with a pair of black blotches, arranged between the third and fourth fin rays from upper- and lowermost rays in the fin; the ocular-side pectoral fin is not elongate, and no sexual differences in its length; gill rakers are very short, not serrate (Ref. 126076).
Description. D 81-87; A 61-65; pectoral-fin rays on ocular-side 10-12, blind-side 8-10; caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3; pelvic-fin rays on ocular-side 6, blind-side 6; lateral line scales 40-45; gill rakers 0 + 5-7; vertebrae 10 + 14 (Ref. 126076).
Cross section: flattened.
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).
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Amaoka, K., E. Mihara and J. Rivaton, 1993. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. - A revision of the genus Engyprosopon. p. 377-426. In A. Crosnier (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, Volume 22. Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. (158):377-426. (Ref. 9558)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: commerciale
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 21.2 - 28.3, mean 26.8 °C (based on 1099 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00548 - 0.01590), b=2.99 (2.84 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.1 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 79.5 [29.8, 152.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.613 [0.289, 1.093] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.3, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.0965 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [18.2, 74.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 86.1 [21.1, 354.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.86, 1.92] mg/100g (wet weight);
