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Depth range

  • 31-100M(3)
  • 11-30M(2)
  • 0-30M(2)
  • 201-1000M(1)
  • 1001M+(1)

States & territories

  • South Australia(6)
  • Western Australia(4)
  • New South Wales(3)
  • Victoria(3)
  • Tasmania(3)
  • Queensland(1)

GeoZone

  • SW coast(3)
  • Great Australian Bight(2)
  • Lower W coast(2)
  • S Gulfs coast(2)
  • Central W coast(1)

Habitat & ecology

  • continental shelf(3)
  • benthic(3)
  • soft bottom(1)

Localities/regions

  • Port Phillip(2)
  • SA Gulfs(1)
  • Derwent Estuary(1)
  • Bass Strait(1)
  • Sydney Harbour(1)
6 Results (Displaying 1 - 6) Results Per Page 10 25 50
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  • Southern Sole Southern Sole Aseraggodes haackeanus (Steindachner 1883) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Southern Tongue Sole Southern Tongue Sole Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite 1905 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Spotted Flounder Spotted Flounder Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson 1844) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Rhombosoleidae > Ammotretis A well-camouflaged beige, sandy or greyish flounder, sometimes with a number of darker spots scattered on the head, body and/or fins.
  • Duskybanded Sole Duskybanded Sole Zebrias penescalaris Gomon 1987 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias A brownish sole with 16-22 slightly darker almost parallel bands across the body and caudal-fin base, bands of equal width or slightly narrower than paler interspaces and difficult to distinguish from interspaces; blind side pale. The dorsal and anal fins are dusky to dark with a narrow pale margin on both sides.
  • Longsnout Flounder Longsnout Flounder Ammotretis rostratus Günther 1862 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Rhombosoleidae > Ammotretis A sandy-coloured to pale brown flounder speckled with variable darker spots, and a whitish pectoral fin on the blind side (underside). The Longsnout Flounder has both eyes on the right side of the head, the dorsal fin originating at the tip of the hooked snout, and two pelvic fins This is the most common flounder in Port Phillip, Victoria - mostly extremely well-camouflaged juveniles that are difficult to see.
  • Grey Mirrorbelly Grey Mirrorbelly Monacoa griseus Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya 2016 Actinopterygii > Argentiniformes > Opisthoproctidae > Monacoa A mirrorbelly with a prominent snout protruding into a distinct tube, the anal fin easily discernible, situated on the posterior outer margin of the "sole". The posterior part of the "sole" (flattened underside) is darkly/uniformly pigmented, with an abrupt change in pigmentation in front of pelvic fins, including a weaker pigment blotch in front of this abrupt change. In species of the genus  Monacoa,  bioluminescence from the rectal light bulb is produced by the bacteria  Photobacterium phosphoreum. This species was previously known as  Opisthoproctus grimaldii Zugmayer, 1911.
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