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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Laeops

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12 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Laeops clarus Clear fin-base flounder Western Pacific Ocean 15.5 TL 1934
Laeops cypho Western Central Pacific 14.9 TL 1934
Laeops gracilis Philippine slender flounder Western Central Pacific 16.5 TL 1934
Laeops guentheri Günther's flounder Indian Ocean 14 TL 1890
Laeops kitaharae Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1906
Laeops lanceolata Pacific Ocean, Japan, Chi 13 SL 1910
Laeops macrophthalmus Indian Ocean 11.2 SL 1889
Laeops natalensis Khaki flounder Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1931
Laeops nigrescens Western Indian Ocean 12.8 SL 1907
Laeops nigromaculatus Blackspotted flounder Indo-Pacific, South Afric 21 TL 1922
Laeops parviceps Small headed flounder Western Pacific 14 TL 1880
Laeops pectoralis Longarm flounder Western Indian Ocean 19 TL 1922



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