Yellow Belly Flounder - Annual Distribution

The annual distribution of Yellow Belly Flounder is a scientific interpretation based on the best available information from published and unpublished sources Lineage - Document describing the data source used, history of changes, background information about the given layer, and references Creator - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Publisher - Ministry for Primary Industries Contributor - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Custodian - Ministry for Primary Industries Jurisdiction of Custodian - New Zealand Rights - Crown Copyright Reserved. Subject - Annual fish distribution of Yellow Belly Flounder within the waters around New Zealand Source - Multiple sources - see Lineage for details Language - English Relation - Function - To ensure that fisheries are sustainably used within a healthy aquatic ecosystem Layer Type - biota Audience - All Mandate - New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy Progress - Completed Metadata - Compliant with NZGLS and ANZLIC Layer Information Species Common Name - Yellow belly flounder Species Scientific Name - Rhombosolea leporina Günther 1873 Species Maori Name - Paatiki tootara, Whaiwhai, Paatootara, Raututu Species Code - YBF Endangered Status - Not threatened Season - Annual Habitat Type - Benthic inshore Minimum Depth - 0 m Maximum Depth - 66 m