Scientific Name
Laeops gracilis

Common Name
Philippine slender flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Anal spines: 0 - 1; Anal soft rays: 93. Maximum total length 16 cm. Body depth 3.2 times in SL (Ref 42535).

Classification

Classified By

Fowler, 1934

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Lefteye flounders (Bothidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Philippines.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

197 m

Depth To - meters

216 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 197 - 216 m (Ref. 9494)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.37 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated