Small headed flounder (Laeops parviceps) fish species and information / pictures of Small headed flounder - Laeops parviceps

Small headed flounder (Laeops parviceps) fish species information

Scientific Name
Laeops parviceps

Common Name
Small headed flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 94-111; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 83 - 89. Upper profile nearly straight above and behind eye (Ref 42535).

Classification

Classified By
G?nther, 1880
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)
Family
Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 9824) to northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and Papua New Guinea.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
64 m
Depth To - meters
292 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 64 - 292 m (Ref. 9494)
Trophic Level
3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
14.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated