Brachypleura
(Redirected from Yellow-dabbled flounder)
| Brachypleura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Citharidae |
| Genus: | Brachypleura Günther, 1862 |
| Species: | B. novaezeelandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachypleura novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862
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Brachypleura novaezeelandiae, the yellow-dabbled flounder or yellow citharid, is a species of citharid flounder native to the western and central Indo-Pacific. It occurs at depths from 18 to 92 m (59 to 302 ft) and is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 14 cm (5.5 in). This species is the only known member of the genus Brachypleura.
References[edit]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Brachypleura novaezeelandiae" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- ^ Munroe, T.A. (2021). "Brachypleura novaezeelandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T155261A46637660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T155261A46637660.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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