Banded-fin flounder
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Azygopus
Norman, 1926
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A. pinnifasciatus
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| Azygopus pinnifasciatus Norman, 1926
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The banded-fin flounder or spotted flounder, Azygopus pinnifasciatus, is a righteye flounder and the only species in the genus Azygopus. It is found off southern Australia and New Zealand, on the continental slope at depths of between 120 and 900 m (390 and 2,950 ft). Its length is up to 20 cm (7.9 in).
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Azygopus pinnifasciatus" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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