A greenish to greyish or brownish flounder, with a pale underside, a distinctly rhomboidal shape, a long fleshy snout, and no pelvic fins on the underside. Darker spots and blotches may be present on the upper side

At a glance

Habitat Adults inhabit sandy, silty and muddy areas in sheltered bays, estuaries, and inshore coastal waters in depths to 100 metres
Size Can grow to around 45cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern Australia from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern Australia from NSW to WA including Tasmania
Habitat
Adults inhabit sandy, silty and muddy areas in sheltered bays, estuaries, and inshore coastal waters in depths to 100 metres
Size
Can grow to around 45cm
Common Name Greenback Flounder
Aliases Melbourne Flounder, Southern Flounder,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassActinopterygii
SubclassEuteleostei
SuperorderAcanthopterygii
OrderPleuronectiformes
SuborderPleuronectoidei
FamilyPleuronectidae
GenusRhombosolea
SpeciesRhombosolea tapirina
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