Colistium

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]

Colistium
C. guntheri
C. nudipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus: Colistium
Norman, 1926
Type species
Ammotretis nudipinnis
Waite, 1911

Species

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
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Colistium in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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