| Citation | Voronina, E.P., J. Maclaine, S. Raredon and P. Pruvost, 2020, Revised diagnoses, nomenclature, distribution and key for identification of the species of the Indo-Pacific genus Laeops (Bothidae).. J. Ichthyol. 60(6),801-827. |
| Ref. | Voronina, E.P., J. Maclaine, S. Raredon and P. Pruvost, 2020 |
| Page | 817;fig.12;tab.4 |
| Named Used as Valid | Laeops nigromaculatus |
| Comment | key; max length; |
| Locality | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, BMNH 1922.3.27.13 (lectotype). |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific, South Africa (Natal), Japan, Saya de Malha Bank, New Caledonia and Solomon Islands; 183-475 m. (present study), depth range 183–475 m. |
| Quote | 16.06 cm SL |