Laeops macrophthalmus (Alcock, 1889)
Laeops macrophthalmus
photo by Devarapalli, P.

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  11.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 180 - 196 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: India, Myanmar, Arabian Sea, and Gulf of Oman.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 82-89; Anal soft rays: 61-72; Vertebrae: 40-42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 2.9-3.7 and body depth 2.3-2.7 in SL; upper profile without notch anterodorsal to eyes; snout protruded and pointed, length of pectoral fin of ocular side 4.8-5.2 in SL and shorter than HL; upper jaw as long as lower eye diameter; teeth uniserial on lower jaw of the blind side; dorsal fin beginning behind posterior nostril of blind side; first two rays of the dorsal fin detached from other rays of the fin, no ray prolonged; dorsal-fin pterigiophores shorter than neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 82-89, A 61-72, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 13-15, blind-side 12-14, lateral line scales 69-83; gill rakers 1-7 + 5-9, vertebrae 10 + 30-32 (Ref. 126083).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 November 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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