''Rhombosolea'' is a genus of
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 ...
s. The four species in this genus can be found in the waters around
New Zealand
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and
southern Australia
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.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Rhombosolea leporina''
Günther, 1862 (Yellowbelly flounder)
* ''
Rhombosolea plebeia''
( Richardson, 1843) (Sand flounder)
* ''
Rhombosolea retiaria''
Hutton Hutton may refer to:
Places
;Antarctica
* Hutton Cliffs, Ross Island
* Hutton Mountains
;Australia
* Hutton Sandstone Formation
;Canada
* Hutton, Alberta, a locality
* Hutton, British Columbia, a railway point
* Hutton railway station, Brit ...
, 1874 (Black flounder)
* ''
Rhombosolea tapirina''
Günther, 1862 (Greenback flounder)
References
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Marine fish of New Zealand
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