| Yellowbelly 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. leporina
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhombosolea leporina Günther, 1862
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Rhombosolea millari Waite, 1911 | |
The yellowbelly flounder (Rhombosolea leporina) is a flatfish of the genus Rhombosolea, found around New Zealand. A different species from the genus Rhombosolea is found in Australia and also goes by the name yellow-belly flounder.[1] The Māori people have commonly fished for R. leporina, and many other species of flatfish, throughout New Zealand's coastal waters for hundreds of years. The Māori name for this species is pātiki tōtara.[2]
- ^ "Black Flounder". NIWA. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ Department of Conservation., & Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu (2005). "Te Waihora Joint Management Plan" (PDF).