Speckled sole

Speckled sole
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Pleuronectidae
Genus:Peltorhamphus
Species: P. latus
Binomial name
Peltorhamphus latus
G. D. James, 1972

The speckled sole, Peltorhamphus latus, is a righteye flounder of the family Pleuronectidae, found around New Zealand and Norfolk Island in enclosed waters less than 55 m in depth. Their length is up to 17 cm.

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Peltorhamphus latus" in FishBase. May 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
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