Species Neolaeops microphthalmus (Bonde, 1922)
Crosseye Flounder, Crosseyed Flounder
- Laeops microphthalmus Bonde, C. von 1922. The Heterosomata (flat fishes) collected by the S.S. 'Pickle'. Report. Fisheries & Marine Biological Survey, Union of South Africa 2(1): 1-29 [11, pl.4 (fig.1)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1922.3.27.12, off Natal, South Africa, 150 fathoms.
Generic Combinations
- Neolaeops microphthalmus (Bonde, 1922). —
Amaoka, K. 1969. Studies on the sinestral flounders found in the waters around Japan. Taxonomy, anatomy, and physiology. Journal of the Shimonoseki College of Fisheries 18: 65-340 [148] (changed combination as type of genus Neolaeops)
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Based on specimen in CSIRO from off Saumarez Reef, QLD (22°53-57'S); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental slope, mud bottom–marine, sand bottom marine, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
261–400 m.
General References
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3837] (map shown from NT, but species is from continental slope and not documenated from NT or WA)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2015 | PLEURONECTOIDEI | 18-Jun-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |