Colistium
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| Colistium | |
|---|---|
| File:New Zealand brill.jpg | |
| C. guntheri | |
| File:Colistium nudipinnis (New Zealand turbot).gif | |
| C. nudipinnis | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Rhombosoleidae |
| Genus: | Colistium Norman, 1926 |
| Type species | |
| Ammotretis nudipinnis Waite, 1911
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Colistium is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean, where they occur around New Zealand. Both the species reach a length of about 90 cm (3 ft).[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Colistium guntheri (Hutton, 1873) (New Zealand brill)
- Colistium nudipinnis (Waite, 1911) (New Zealand turbot)
References
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
