Engyprosopon osculus (Amaoka & Arai, 1998)
Bumphead flounder
Engyprosopon osculus
photo by Dowling, C.

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  10.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 9.16 cm SL (female)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 12 - 36 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Barrow Island, Shark Bay, and Rowley Shoal, Western Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: E of Barrow I., CSIRO CA 1485 (holotype of A. osculus, 10.3 cm SL, male). Rowley Shoal, WAM P25396-010-1; Shark Bay, CSIRO A1353; Bernier I., Shark Bay, CSIRO C2346 (Ref. 27904).


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