Colistium is a genus of righteye flounders native to the southwest Pacific Ocean, where they occur around New Zealand. Both the species reach a length of about 90 cm (3 ft).[1]
Colistium | |
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C. guntheri | |
C. nudipinnis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
Genus: | Colistium Norman, 1926 |
Type species | |
Ammotretis nudipinnis Waite, 1911
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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]