Engyprosopon maldivense

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth35–81 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 26 records
March: 17 records
April: 39 records
May: 37 records
June: 36 records
July: 16 records
August: 94 records
September: 99 records
October: 84 records
November: 57 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 35–81 m · Deepest record: 215 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 14 records
30–40 m: 53 records
40–50 m: 70 records
50–60 m: 75 records
60–70 m: 63 records
70–80 m: 131 records
80–90 m: 32 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 6 records
110+ m: 10 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 144 records
24–26 °C: 33 records
26–28 °C: 326 records
28–30 °C: 24 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: テナガダルマガレイ

Other scientific names: Arnoglossus maculipinnis, Engyprosopon borneense, Engyprosopon borneensis, Engyprosopon macroptera, Engyprosopon maculipinnis, Engyprosopon maldivensis, Scaeops maldivensis

Similar species

Largescale flounder
Engyprosopon grandisquama
Largescale Dwarf Flounder
Engyprosopon macrolepis
Mogki Flounder
Engyprosopon mogkii
Tropical flounder
Bothus mancus
Leopard flounder
Bothus pantherinus
Pelican flounder
Chascanopsetta lugubris

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
527 open-data records from 1908 to 2010.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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