Laeops is a genus of small lefteye flounders from the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in deep water, although a few species have been recorded shallower than 100 m (330 ft).
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| L. macrophthalmus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Laeops Günther, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Laeops parviceps Günther, 1880
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Species
editThere are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Laeops clarus Fowler, 1934 (Clear fin-base flounder)
- Laeops cypho Fowler, 1934
- Laeops gracilis Fowler, 1934 (Philippine slender flounder)
- Laeops guentheri Alcock, 1890 (Günther's flounder)
- Laeops kitaharae (H. M. Smith & T. E. B. Pope, 1906)
- Laeops macrophthalmus (Alcock, 1889)
- Laeops natalensis Norman, 1931 (Khaki flounder)
- Laeops nigrescens Lloyd, 1907
- Laeops nigromaculatus von Bonde, 1922 (Blackspotted flounder)
- Laeops parviceps Günther, 1880 (Small headed flounder)
- Laeops pectoralis (von Bonde, 1922) (Longarm flounder)
- Laeops sinusarabici Chabanaud, 1968
- Laeops tungkongensis J. S. T. F. Chen & H. T. C. Weng, 1965
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Laeops". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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