Biology:Rhombosolea

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Rhombosolea
Rhombosolea retiaria (Black Flounder).gif
Black Flounder (R. retiaria), drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus: Rhombosolea
Günther, 1862
Type species
Rhombosolea monopus
Günther 1862

Rhombosolea is a genus of righteye flounders. The four species in this genus can be found in the waters around New Zealand and southern 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 Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rhombosolea in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5095717 entry