Rhombosolea

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Rhombosolea
Black Flounder (R. retiaria), drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Rhombosolea
Günther, 1862

Rhombosolea is a genus of righteye flounders. All four of the species in this genus can be found in the waters around New Zealand and Australia.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Rhombosolea leporina Günther, 1862 (Yellowbelly flounder)
  • Rhombosolea plebeia (Richardson, 1843) (Sand flounder)
  • Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1874 (Black flounder)
  • Rhombosolea tapirina Günther, 1862 (Greenback flounder)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Rhombosolea in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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