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Laeops
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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).

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Smallhead Flounder

speciesLaeops parviceps

Blackspotted Flounder

speciesLaeops nigromaculatus

Laeops guentheri

speciesLaeops guentheri

Laeops macrophthalmus

speciesLaeops macrophthalmus

Laeops natalensis

speciesLaeops natalensis

Laeops nigrescens

speciesLaeops nigrescens

Laeops pectoralis

speciesLaeops pectoralis

Laeops lanceolata

speciesLaeops lanceolata

Laeops clarus

speciesLaeops clarus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89305.