| Black flounder | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Rhombosoleidae |
| Genus: | Rhombosolea |
| Species: | R. retiaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhombosolea retiaria Hutton, 1873
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The black flounder (Rhombosolea retiaria), also known by the Māori language name mohoao,[2] is a species of flatfish in the family Rhombosoleidae, found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters and coastal freshwater lakes. Its adult length ranges from 20 to 45 cm.
- ^ David, B.; Franklin, P.; Hitchmough, R.; Closs, G.; Allibone, R.; Ling, N.; West, D.; Crow, S. (2014). "Rhombosolea retiaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T197304A2481933. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T197304A2481933.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Vennell, Robert (5 October 2022). Secrets of the Sea: The Story of New Zealand's Native Sea Creatures. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. pp. 84–89. ISBN 978-1-77554-179-0. Wikidata Q114871191.