| Peltorhamphus | |
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| Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Peltorhamphus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
 - ↑ 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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