Peltorhamphus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Pleuronectiformes Scientific name Peltorhamphus		Phylum Chordata Family Pleuronectidae Rank Genus
Lower classifications New Zealand sole, Peltorhamphus tenuis, Speckled sole

Peltorhamphus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean around New Zealand and Norfolk Island (Australia).

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

Peltorhamphus latus G. D. James, 1972 (Speckled sole)

Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862 (New Zealand sole)

Peltorhamphus tenuis G. D. James, 1972

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