New Zealand sand flounder

New Zealand sand flounder
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Rhombosoleidae
Genus: Rhombosolea
Species:
R. plebeia
Binomial name
Rhombosolea plebeia
(Richardson, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Apsetta thompsoni Kyle, 1901
  • Bowenia novaezealandiae Haast, 1873
  • Rhombosolea thompsoni (Kyle, 1901)
  • Rhombus plebeius Richardson, 1843

The New Zealand sand flounder (Rhombosolea plebeia) is a righteye flounder of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand in shallow waters down to depths of 100 m.