Southern lemon sole
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.
| Southern lemon sole | |
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| Southern lemon sole | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pelotretis |
| Species: | P. flavilatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911 | |
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