Laeops
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic_taxobox
| image = Laeops macrophthalmus.jpg
| image_caption = L. macrophthalmus
| taxon = Laeops
| authority = Günther, 1880
| type_species = Laeops parviceps
| type_species_authority = Günther, 1880
| synonyms = *Laeoptichthys Hubbs, 1915
- Lambdopsetta Smith & Pope, 1906
- Leptolaeops Fowler, 1934
- Scianectes Alcock, 1889
}}
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 {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Laeops| month = October | year = 2012}}
- 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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Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
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