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Greenback flounder

Greenback flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Rhombosoleidae
Genus: Rhombosolea
Species:
R. tapirina
Binomial name
Rhombosolea tapirina
Günther, 1862
Synonyms[1]
  • Rhombosolea monopus Günther 1862:
  • Rhombosolea flesoides Günther 1863 (original combination)
  • Pleuronectes victoriae Castelnau 1872
  • Rhombosolea victoriae Macleay 1881

The greenback flounder (Rhombosolea tapirina) is a righteye flounder of the genus Rhombosolea, found around southern Australia and New Zealand.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bailly, N. (2015). Rhombosolea tapirina. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2015) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282603 on 2016-03-15

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