Yellowbelly flounder

The yellowbelly flounder, Rhombosolea leporina, is a flatfish of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand.

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The Yellowbelly flounder lives in the demersal, marine, depth range - 50 m environment.

The yellowbelly flounder, Rhombosolea leporina, is a flatfish of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand. References - * "Rhombosolea leporina". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. More

Above: A nice yellowbelly flounder gigged at Kawhia Harbour Flounder fish biology is very unusual. All flatfish hatch offshore as a normal looking fish that swims vertically in the water column. More

Yellowbelly Flounder are a shallow-water fish found at depths of up to 50 metres. In New Zealand they are most abundant in harbours, estuaries, and muddy bays, particularly in the north. More

Common names

Gulbuget flynder in Danish (dansk)
Neuseeländische Flunder in German (Deutsch)
New Zealand flounder in English
New Zealand yellowbelly flounder in English
Paatikitotara in Maori (te reo Māori)
Sandflunder in German (Deutsch)
Yellowbelly flounder in English
兔菱鰈 in Mandarin Chinese
兔菱鲽 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Pleuronectiformes
Family : Pleuronectidae
Genus : Rhombosolea
Species : Rhombosolea leporina
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