Animalia > Chordata > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Neolaeops > Neolaeops microphthalmus

Neolaeops microphthalmus (Crosseyed flounder; Flounder)

Synonyms: Arnoglossus microphthalmus; Laeops microphthalmus
Language: Afrikaans; Japanese; Malay; Mandarin Chinese; Tagalog

Wikipedia Abstract

Neolaeops microphthalmus, the crosseyed flounder, is a deep water species of lefteye flounder found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. It occurs at depths of from 275 to 400 metres (902 to 1,312 ft). This species grows to a length of 21 centimetres (8.3 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0