New Zealand flounder
| New Zealand flounder | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Rhombosolea |
| Species: | R. plebeia |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhombosolea plebeia (J. Richardson, 1843) | |
The New Zealand flounder, Rhombosolea plebeia, is a righteye flounder of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand in shallow waters down to depths of 100 m. Their length is from 25 to 45 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Rhombosolea plebeia" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ↑ "Rhombolosea plebeia". IUCN Red List. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2011-07-29.