New Zealand turbot
| New Zealand turbot | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Colistium |
| Species: | C. nudipinnis |
| Binomial name | |
| Colistium nudipinnis (Waite, 1911) | |
The New Zealand turbot, Colistium nudipinnis, is a righteye flounder of the subfamily Rhombosoleinae in the family Pleuronectidae, found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters. Their length is from 25 to 90 cm, and they are the largest flounder in New Zealand.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Colistium nudipinnis" in FishBase. March 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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