Laeops
Laeops | |
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L. macrophthalmus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Bothidae |
Genus: | Laeops Günther, 1880 |
Type species | |
Laeops parviceps Günther, 1880
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Synonyms | |
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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).
Species[]
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Fowler, 1934 (Clear fin-base flounder)
- Fowler, 1934
- Fowler, 1934 (Philippine slender flounder)
- Alcock, 1890 (Günther's flounder)
- (H. M. Smith & , 1906)
- (Alcock, 1889)
- Norman, 1931 (Khaki flounder)
- , 1907
- von Bonde, 1922 (Blackspotted flounder)
- Günther, 1880 (Small headed flounder)
- (von Bonde, 1922) (Longarm flounder)
- Chabanaud, 1968
- & , 1965
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Laeops in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Categories:
- Bothidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Pleuronectiformes stubs