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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Laeops: Greek, laios = left + Greek,ops = appearacne (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830–1914) was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Alcock.
Issue
Following taxonomic revision (Ref. 126083) some information may need further corrections (e.g. synonyms, distribution among others).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 15 - 329 m (Ref. 9824). Tropical
Indian Ocean: Gulf of Martaban, Ganjam and Vizagapatam coast; Western Hindustan (Okhamadhi); Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Myanmar (Bay of Bengal).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9824)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 94 - 111; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 76 - 81. Maximum total length 14 cm (Ref 42535).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Inhabits sand-mud bottoms; sometimes found on sand-and-broken shell bottoms (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9824).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Voronina, E.P., J. Maclaine, S. Raredon and P. Pruvost, 2020. Revised diagnoses, nomenclature, distribution and key for identification of the species of the Indo-Pacific genus Laeops (Bothidae). J. Ichthyol. 60(6),801-827. (Ref. 126083)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 18.3 - 28.1, mean 25.3 °C (based on 819 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00912 (0.00408 - 0.02036), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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