Lemon Sole
Pelotretis flavilatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The southern lemon sole, also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, is a righteye flounder, the only species in the genus Pelotretis, found around New Zealand 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.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Family
- Rhombosoleidae
- Genus
- Pelotretis