Colistium
Genus of fishes
Colistium | |
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C. guntheri | |
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C. nudipinnis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
Genus: | Colistium Norman, 1926 |
Type species | |
Ammotretis nudipinnis Waite, 1911 |
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
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
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Colistium in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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