Biology:Southern lemon sole

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Southern lemon sole
Photo of southern lemon sole caught by fisherman
Southern lemon sole
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Pelotretis
Species:
P. flavilatus
Binomial name
Pelotretis flavilatus
Waite, 1911

The southern lemon sole (Pelotretis flavilatus), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, 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

  1. Munroe, T.A. (2010). "Pelotretis flavilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154883A115248774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154883A4658723.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154883/115248774. Retrieved 26 March 2018. {{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q5092049 entry