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Laeops nigromaculatus vonBonde, 1922

Blackspotted flounder
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Mozambique country information

Common names: Areeiro ponteado
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Fischer, W., I. Sousa, C. Silva, A. de Freitas, J.M. Poutiers, W. Schneider, T.C. Borges, J.P. Feral and A. Massinga, 1990
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Delagoa Bay (Ref. 4417) and Also Ref. 5213. Range did not include this country in Ref. 126083; needs further confirmation.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mz.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Voronina, E.P., J. Maclaine, S. Raredon and P. Pruvost, 2020
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Laeops: Greek, laios = left + Greek,ops = appearacne (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 475 m (Ref. 126083).   Temperate; - 29°S

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