parviceps, Laeops Günther [A.] 1880:29, Pl. 15 (fig. A) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Off Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Challenger station 163, depth 120 fathoms (?), Challenger station 190, depth 35-49 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1879.5.14.98 (1). Lectotype selected by Voronina et al. 2020:818 [ref. 38046] with locality Arafura Sea. •Valid as Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 -- (Kailola 1971:117 [ref. 39475], Li & Wang 1995:175 [ref. 16193], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Hensley & Amaoka 2001:3836 [ref. 26311], Hutchins 2001:46 [ref. 25847], Hoese & Bray 2006:1821 [ref. 29000], Ho et al. 2009:11 [ref. 31461], Larson et al. 2013:223 [ref. 32988], Voronina et al. 2016:391 [ref. 35064], Eagderi et al. 2019:121 [ref. 37020], Voronina et al. 2020:526 [ref. 37730], Voronina et al. 2020:818 [ref. 38046], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:285 [ref. 41223], Ummath et al. 2024:[7] [ref. 41632]). Current status: Valid as Laeops parviceps Günther 1880. Bothidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: East Africa; Persian Gulf; Vietnam east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.