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Neolaeops microphthalmus (vonBonde, 1922)

Crosseyed flounder
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Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 5193, 47843.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tw.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hensley, D.A., 1986
National Database: The Fish Database of Taiwan

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Neolaeops: Greek, neos = new + Greek, leios = flat + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335).

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

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 275 - 400 m (Ref. 9824).   Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, Indo-Australian Archipelago and Natal, South Africa (based on one specimen).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9824)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 108 - 110; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 83 - 87. Dorsal contour of head with a deep concavity. Snout protruding upward. Mouth rather large, 2.6 to 2.7 times in head length; maxillary extending slightly beyond anterior margin of lower eye. Eyes very small, diameter contained .3 to 4.7 times in head length.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 9824).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Amaoka, Kunio | Colaboradores

Hensley, D.A., 1986. Bothidae. p. 854-863. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4417)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 August 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses


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