Southern lemon sole
| Southern lemon sole | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pelotretis Waite, 1911 |
| Species: | P. flavilatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911 | |
The southern lemon sole, Pelotretis flavilatus, is a righteye flounder, the only species in the genus Pelotretis, found around New Zealand in enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 385 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 50 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Pelotretis flavilatus" in FishBase. February 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
- ↑ "Pelotretis flavilatus". IUCN Red List. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2011-07-29.