| Derwent flounder | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Taratretis Last, 1978 |
| Species: | T. derwentensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Taratretis derwentensis Last, 1978
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The Derwent flounder (Taratretis derwentensis) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and mud bottoms in shallow coastal waters, at depths of between 3 and 50 metres (9.8 and 164.0 ft). Its native habitat is the south-western Pacific, particularly the south-east coast of Australia, from New South Wales to South Australia and Tasmania. It grows to at least 9 centimetres (3.5 in) in length, and can reach up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in).[1][2]
- ^ Froese, Ranier; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (5 June 2009). "Taratretis derwentensis". FishBase. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
- ^ Baker, Janine (2008-05-20). "Derwent Flounder". Reef Watch. The Conservation Council of South Australia. Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.