New Zealand country information

Common names: Black flounder, Paatikimohoao
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Voucher specimen at the NMNZ (Ref. 5755). Also Ref. 9072, 45493.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McDowall, R.M., 1990
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sortflynder, Paatikimohoao, Flounder, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Rhombosoleidae (South Pacific flounders)
Etymology: Rhombosolea: Greek, rhombos = paralelogram + Latin, solea = sandal (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; catadromous (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 34°S - 47°S

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1874

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology