The southern lemon sole (''Pelotretis flavilatus''), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, is a
righteye flounder, the only species in the genus ''Pelotretis'', found around
New Zealand
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in enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 385 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 50 cm.
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
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Pleuronectidae
Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
Fish described in 1911