Laeops Nigrescens

📖 Overview

Laeops Nigrescens (Laeops nigrescens), first described by Lloyd, 1907 is a small fish in the family Bothidae (order Pleuronectiformes). Adults typically reach 12.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 93 - 101; Anal soft rays: 72 - 81; Vertebrae: 45 - 47. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 3.7-4.4 in SL, body depth 2.5-2.7 in SL; upper profile no notch anterodorsal to eyes; snout with pointed tip; pectoral-fin length of ocular side 4.6-5.7 in SL and as long as head; upper jaw length about lower eye diameter; teeth on lower jaw in one of the blind side; dorsal fin beginning above posterior nostril of blind side, the first two rays of the dorsal fin detached from other rays, none prolonged and pterigiophores as long as neural spines of first four caudal vertebrae; D 93-101, A 72-81, pectoral-fin rays on ocular side 12-13, blind-side 11-13, caudal-fin rays 3 + 11 + 3, pelvic-fin rays on ocular side 6 and blind-side 6, lateral line scales 80-93, gill rakers 2-5 + 8-10, vertebrae 10 + 35-37 .Cross section: flattened.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Laeops Nigrescens is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 238 m . Subtropical Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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