Peltorhamphus

Peltorhamphus
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Rhombosoleidae
Genus: Peltorhamphus
Günther, 1862
Type species
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
Günther, 1862
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

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Peltorhamphus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
  2. ↑ 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.