Laeops cypho Fowler, 1934
Dapang bilog
photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Family:  Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Max. size:  14.9 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 216 - 333 m
Distribution:  Western Central Pacific: known from the holotype collected off northern Mindanao (Philippines).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Museum: 'Albatross' collections: Off northern Mindanao, in 182 fathoms (333 m),Stn. D. 5519, USNM 93085 (Holotype, 14.9 cm) (Ref. 311). Sombrero I., Batangas, 118 fathoms (216 m), USNM 93567 (Paratype) (Ref. 11790). Type locality identified as off Point Tagolo, Zamboanga Province, Mindanao (Ref. 280).


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