Laeops parviceps Günther, 1880
Small headed flounder
Laeops parviceps
photo by CSIRO

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  14 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 22 - 292 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Arafura Sea, South China Sea, Japan, China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 99-110; Anal soft rays: 78-88; Vertebrae: 46-49. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 5.0-6.7, body depth 2.5-3.2 in SL; upper profile with notch anterodorsal to upper margin of upper eye; pointrf snout; pectoral-fin length of ocular side 9.7-11.7 in SL or about half of HL; teeth on the lower jaw of the blind side a narrow band; dorsal fin beginning behind posterior nostril nostrils of blind side, the first two rays detached from other rays, no rays prolonged and doral-fin pterigiophores shorter than neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 99-110, A 78-88, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 12-15, on blind-side 10-13, lateral line scales 86-100, gill rakers 3-5 + 5-9, vertebrae 10-11 + 36-38 (Ref. 126083).
Biology:  Feeds on benthic animals.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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