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Family: Rhombosoleidae South Pacific flounders



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ammotretis brevipinnis Shortfin flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL 1926
Ammotretis elongatus Elongate flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL 1914
Ammotretis lituratus Tudor's flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 23 TL 1844
Ammotretis macrolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL 1914
Ammotretis rostratus Longsnout flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL 1862
Azygopus flemingi Southwest Pacific 14.1 SL 1961
Azygopus pinnifasciatus Banded-fin flounder Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1926
Colistium guentheri Southwest Pacific 91.4 TL 1873
Colistium nudipinnis Southwest Pacific 90 TL 1911
Pelotretis flavilatus Southern lemon sole Southwest Pacific 50 TL 1911
Peltorhamphus kryptostomus New Zealand gray sole Southwest Pacific 14.5 SL 2021
Peltorhamphus latus Speckled sole Southwest Pacific 17.5 SL 1972
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae New Zealand sole Southwest Pacific 55 TL 1862
Peltorhamphus tenuis Southwest Pacific 16.1 SL 1972
Psammodiscus ocellatus Indonesian ocellated flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL 1862
Rhombosolea leporina Yellowbelly flounder Southwest Pacific 32 TL 1862
Rhombosolea plebeia Sand flounder Southwest Pacific 43 TL 1843
Rhombosolea retiaria Black flounder Southwest Pacific 25 TL 1874
Rhombosolea tapirina Greenback flounder Eastern Indian Ocean and 45 TL 1862
Taratretis derwentensis Derwent flounder Southwest Pacific 12 TL 1978



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013