Peltorhamphus
Appearance
Peltorhamphus | |
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Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
Genus: | Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862 |
Type species | |
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862
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Species | |
4, see text. |
Peltorhamphus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean around New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia).
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1][2]
- Peltorhamphus kryptostomus Munroe, 2021
- Peltorhamphus latus G. D. James, 1972 (Speckled sole)
- Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862 (New Zealand sole)
- Peltorhamphus tenuis G. D. James, 1972
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Peltorhamphus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Munroe, Thomas A. (2021-01-12). "Systematic revision of the flatfish genus Peltorhamphus Günther, 1862 (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Rhombosoleidae), including description of a new species from Southeastern New Zealand, with biological and ecological summaries for the species". Zootaxa. 4905 (1): 1–104. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4905.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.