Peltorhamphus
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
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:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Peltorhamphus in 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.


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