Fish, Turbot   Patiki (Colistium nudipinnis)
Colistium nudipinnis
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Reefs

Predator

New Zealand

Edible

Outstretched Arm Sized
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Category: Fish
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pleuronectidae

Notes
NZ Turbot have their eyes on the right side, British Turbot have them on the left.
More common in the South. A similar species to the British Turbot, one of the unsuccessful species that was brought to and released from Portobello Marine Station in the Early 1900's.

References
A Treasury of New Zealand Fishes: Graham
University of Otago 2013
Last Update: 24 April 2013