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Southern lemon sole
| Southern lemon sole | |
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| Southern lemon sole | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Pelotretis |
| Species: | P. flavilatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911
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The southern lemon sole (Pelotretis flavilatus), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, is a righteye flounder, the only species in the genus Pelotretis, found around New Zealand in enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 385 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 50 cm.
- ^ Munroe, T.A. (2017) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Pelotretis flavilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154883A115248774. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154883A4658723.en. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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