''Peltorhamphus'' is a
genus
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of
righteye flounder
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s native to the southwest
Pacific Ocean
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around
New Zealand
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and
Norfolk Island
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(Australia).
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Peltorhamphus kryptostomus''
*''
Peltorhamphus latus''
G. D. James, 1972 (Speckled sole)
* ''
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae''
Günther, 1862 (New Zealand sole)
* ''
Peltorhamphus tenuis''
G. D. James, 1972
References
Pleuronectidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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