Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Rhombosoleidae South Pacific flounders

Genus: Colistium

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 91.4 cm TL
Colistium guentheri (Hutton, 1873)

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Colistium guentheri
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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 90 cm TL
Colistium nudipinnis (Waite, 1911)

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Colistium nudipinnis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Colistium guentheri Southwest Pacific 91.4 TL 1873
Colistium nudipinnis Southwest Pacific 90 TL 1911



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