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Depth range

  • 31-100M(6)
  • 0-30M(6)
  • 101-200M(3)
  • 11-30M(1)

States & territories

  • Queensland(7)
  • Northern Territory(7)
  • Western Australia(7)
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  • Victoria(1)
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  • Gulf of Carpentaria(7)
  • Great Barrier Reef(5)
  • The Kimberley(5)
  • Moreton Bay Region(2)
  • Darwin Harbour(2)
  • Rottnest Island(1)
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  • Three Twinspot Flounder Three Twinspot Flounder Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan 1905 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus
  • Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder Bigtooth Twinspot Flounder Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus A brown left-eyed flounder with four double ocelli arranged in a square on the upper side.
  • Spiny Flounder Spiny Flounder Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch 1914 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus
  • Peacock Flounder Peacock Flounder Pseudorhombus argus Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus A brownish flounder with five large ocelli on the eyed-side - two above and below the lateral line and one on the rear third of the straight part of the lateral line, and many dark spots and rings scattered on the body and median fins. 
  • Largetooth Flounder Largetooth Flounder Pseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton 1822) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus A greenish or brownish left-eyed flounder with a large dark blotch at front of the straight part of the lateral line and a second midway to the tail, often with large dark spots or rings that are sometimes encircled with small whitish spots, and small dark brown spots on the fins.
  • Deep Flounder Deep Flounder Pseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby 1912 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Paralichthyidae > Pseudorhombus A relatively deep-bodied brownish flounder with a dark blotch at the junction of the straight and curved parts of the lateral line, a smaller blotch on the lateral line on the rear of the body and another on the anterior end of the caudal peduncle, dark rings following the dorsal and ventral profiles, and small dark spots and elongate markings on the median fins.
  • Australian Halibut Australian Halibut Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Psettodidae > Psettodes A brown or greyish flatfish sometimes with four broad, dark bars across the upper side, a blackish margin on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, and sometimes the blind side is partly pigmented. The mouth is large with numerous canine teeth in the jaws.
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