Genus of fishes
| Laeops
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| L. macrophthalmus
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Chordata
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| Class:
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Actinopterygii
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| Order:
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Carangiformes
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| Suborder:
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Pleuronectoidei
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| Family:
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Bothidae
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| Genus:
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Laeops Günther, 1880
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| Type species
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Laeops parviceps
Günther, 1880
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| Synonyms
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- Laeoptichthys Hubbs, 1915
- Lambdopsetta Smith & Pope, 1906
- Leptolaeops Fowler, 1934
- Scianectes Alcock, 1889
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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
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There 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
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