Depth range
States & territories
GeoZone
Habitat & ecology
Localities/regions
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Southern Sole
Aseraggodes haackeanus
(Steindachner 1883)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
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Southern Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus broadhursti
Waite 1905
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
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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.
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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.
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