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.