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Neolaeops microphthalmus

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. 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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Neolaeops microphthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Neolaeops
Amaoka, 1969
Species:
N. microphthalmus
Binomial name
Neolaeops microphthalmus
(von Bonde, 1922)
Synonyms

Laeops microphthalmus von Bonde 1922

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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