Peltorhamphus

Peltorhamphus
Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
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]}

• Peltorhamphus kryptostomus Munroe, 2021
• Peltorhamphus latus G. D. James, 1972 (Speckled sole)
• Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862 (New Zealand sole)
• Peltorhamphus tenuis G. D. James, 1972

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Peltorhamphus". 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.