Species that contain: Laeops and parviceps [ 4 ] records

fragilis, Laeoptichthys Hubbs [C. L.] 1915:460, Pl. 26 (fig. 4) [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 48 (no. 2082); ref. 2224] Suruga Gulf, Japan, Albatross station 5074, depth 47 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 75673. Paratypes: CAS-SU 22531 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:140 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) -- (Amaoka 1969:208 [ref. 105], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:60 [ref. 21500]). •Synonym of Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 -- (Li & Wang 1995:176 [ref. 16193]). •Synonym of Laeops lanceolata Franz 1910 -- (Voronina et al. 2020:810 [ref. 38046]). Current status: Synonym of Laeops lanceolata Franz 1910. Bothidae. Habitat: marine.

kitaharae, Lambdopsetta Smith [H. M.] & Pope [T. E. B.] 1906:496, Fig. 12 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 31 (no. 1489); ref. 4058] Kagoshima, Kagoshima Bay, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. Holotype (unique): USNM 55612. The spelling kitaharae [not Kitaharai] is acceptable; early workers almost certainly Latinized the name first, and then added an 'e' (Art. 31.1.1) [WNE, 12 Mar. 2012] -- we suggest using kitaharae when the species is treated as valid. •Valid as Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) -- (Amaoka 1969:208 [ref. 105], Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:350 [ref. 6441], Dor 1984:269 [ref. 29757], Matsuura in Okamura et al. 1985:617, 738 [ref. 8056], Fukui & Ozawa 1990:127 [ref. 16666], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:60 [ref. 21500], Kim & Youn 1994:109 [ref. 22286], Goren & Dor 1994:71 [ref. 25356] as kitharae, Evseenko 1996:732 [ref. 24666], Evseenko 1998:59 [ref. 23643], Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1370 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:334 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1370 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:429, 680 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:442 [ref. 28370], Hoese & Bray 2006:1821 [ref. 29000], Ho et al. 2009:11 [ref. 31461], Ohashi & Motomura 2011:93 [ref. 32413], Shinohara et al. 2014:274 [ref. 33330], Voronina et al. 2016:391 [ref. 35064], Kimura & Imamura in Kimura et al. 2018:294 [ref. 36460], Amaoka & Ho 2019:194 [ref. 37188], Kim et al. 2020:193 [ref. 39118], Psomadakis et al. 2020:591 [ref. 37272], Sonoyama et al. 2020:119 [ref. 37637], Tashiro 2022:84 [ref. 39012]). •Synonym of Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 -- (Li & Wang 1995:176 [ref. 16193], Voronina et al. 2020:818 [ref. 38046]). Current status: Synonym of Laeops parviceps Günther 1880. Bothidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Taiwan, north to Korea and central Japan [if valid]. Habitat: marine.

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. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.98 (1). •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], Smith & Stewart 2015:286 [ref. 34234], 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]). Current status: Valid as Laeops parviceps Günther 1880. Bothidae. Distribution: Southeastern Atlantic Ocean; Indo-West Pacific: East Africa; Persian Gulf; Vietnam east to Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north to Taiwan, south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

tungkongensis, Laeops Chen [J. T. F.] & Weng [H. T. C.] 1965:63, Fig. 42 [Biological Bulletin, Department of Biology, College of Science, Tunghai University, v. 25, 27, Ichthyological Series, No. 5; ref. 9207] Tungkang fish market, Taiwan. Lectotype: NMMBP 5170 (formerly THUP 02301) (143 mm SL spec.). Paralectotypes: NMMBP 5170 (formerly THUP 02301) (3) (99-141 mm SL specimens). Type catalog: Ho & Shao 2011:61 [ref. 31432]. Lectotype designation by Ho et al. 2009:4 [ref. 31461]. •Valid as Laeops tungkongensis Chen & Weng 1965 -- (Amaoka in Randall & Lim 2000:645 [ref. 25122], Ho et al. 2009:4 [ref. 31461], Ho & Shao 2011:61 [ref. 31432]). •Synonym of Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) -- (Amaoka & Ho 2019:194 [ref. 37188] as tongkongensis). •Synonym of Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 -- (Li & Wang 1995:176 [ref. 16193]). Current status: Synonym of Laeops parviceps Günther 1880. Bothidae. Habitat: marine.