Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae by Frank Edward Clarke

The New Zealand sole or common sole, ''Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae'', is a

righteye flounder Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the op ...

of the genus ''

Peltorhamphus ''Peltorhamphus'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean around New Zealand and Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean ...

'', found around

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

in shallow enclosed waters less than 100 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 45 cm.

References

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) Pleuronectidae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1862 Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Pleuronectiformes-stub