Species Engyprosopon maldivensis (Regan, 1908)
Olive Wide-eye Flounder, Olive Wide-eyed Flounder
- Scaeops maldivensis Regan, C.T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 12(3): 217-255, pls 23-32 [234, pl. 25 (fig.1)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1901.12.31.94 (Norman apparently established the lectotype earlier than Amaoka et al. by referring to the type 1901.12.31.94 as "a male of 63 mm". Amaoka et al. mention 5 lectotypes but the original description was based on only 3 specimens.), Maldives.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1901.12.31.95; BMNH 1901.12.31.96–98.Subsequent designation references:
Amaoka, K., Mihara, E. & Rivaton, J. 1993. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. — A revision of the genus Engyprosopon. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 158: 377-426 [395]. - Arnoglossus maculipinnis Fowler, H.W. 1934. Descriptions of new fishes obtained in 1907 to 1910, chiefly in the Philippine Islands and adjacent seas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 85: 233-367 figs 1-115 [329, fig. 84].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 93098, near Jolo, Philippine Islands, 20-76 fathoms [6°08'45"N, 121°03'E]. - Engyprosopon macroptera Amaoka, K. 1963. A revision of the flatfish referable to the genus Engyprosopon found in the waters around Japan. Bulletin of the Misaki Marine Biological Institute. Kyoto University 4: 107-121 [115, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype FAKU 29064, Mimase, Kochi Prefecture, Japan.
Paratype(s) FAKU 29065–66 (2 lots of 1 specimen); FAKU 29074–76 (3 lots of 1 specimen); FAKU 29067-71; FAKU 29067-71 (5); FAKU 29072.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Amaoka, K., Mihara, E. & Rivaton, J. 1993. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. — A revision of the genus Engyprosopon. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 158: 377-426 [393]
Generic Combinations
- Engyprosopon maculipinnis (Fowler, 1934). —
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [275] - Engyprosopon maldivensis (Regan, 1908). —
Norman, J.R. 1934. A Systematic Monograph of the Flatfishes (Heterosomata) Psettodidae, Bothidae, Pleuronectidae. London : British Museum Vol. 1 459 pp. 317 figs. [217]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA (25°20'S) to east of Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°17'S, 124°02'E), and southwest of Murray Island, QLD (10°19'S, 143°45'E) to off Angourie, NSW (29°30'S, 153°33'E), possibly continuous across northern Australia; tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
26-215m
General References
Amaoka, K., Mihara, E. & Rivaton, J. 1993. Pisces, Pleuronectiformes: Flatfishes from the waters around New Caledonia. — A revision of the genus Engyprosopon. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 158: 377-426 [397] (as E. macroptera and E.maldivensis)
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp. [275] (as E. maculipinnis)
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3832]
Hoese, D.F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Bothidae. pp. 1810-1823 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1819]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [46]
Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [284] (as E. macroptera)
Common Name References
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3831] (FAO) (Olive Wide-eyed Flounder)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Olive Wide-eye Flounder)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 15-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |