The southern lemon sole (''Pelotretis flavilatus''), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, 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 o ...

, the only species in the genus ''Pelotretis'', found around

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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

* * Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{Taxonbar, from=Q5092049 Pleuronectidae Endemic marine fish of New Zealand Fish described in 1911