Yellowbelly flounder
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The yellowbelly flounder, Rhombosolea leporina, is a flatfish
of the genus Rhombosolea
, found around New Zealand
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Flatfish
The flatfish are an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development...
of the genus Rhombosolea
Rhombosolea
Rhombosolea is a genus of flounders. All four of the species in this genus can be found in the waters around New Zealand and Australia.-Species:* Yellowbelly flounder, Rhombosolea leporina ....
, found around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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