Laeops cypho
- Usual depth165–216 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and April
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 165–216 m · Deepest record: 216 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
- Clear Fin-base Flounder
Laeops clarus
- smallheaded flounder
Laeops parviceps
Tropical flounderBothus mancus
Leopard flounderBothus pantherinus
Largescale flounderEngyprosopon grandisquama
- Pelican flounder
Chascanopsetta lugubris
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 7 open-data records from 1908 to 1909.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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