Southern lemon sole

The southern lemon sole (Pelotretis flavilatus), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, is a righteye flounder, the only species in the genus Pelotretis, found around New Zealand in enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 385 m in depth. Their length is from 25 to 50 cm.

Southern lemon sole Temporal range: Late Pliocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Southern lemon sole
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Rhombosoleidae
Genus:	Pelotretis
Species:	P. flavilatus
Binomial name
Pelotretis flavilatus Waite, 1911

A fossil specimen tentatively assigned to this species is known from the Late Pliocene-aged Titiokura Formation of the North Island.^[2]