Laeops

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).

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

Species

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