| Crested flounder | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Lophonectes |
| Species: | L. gallus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophonectes gallus Günther, 1880 | |
Thecrested flounder,Lophonectes gallus, is alefteye flounder of the genusLophonectes, found around south easternAustralia, andNew Zealand in waters less than 240 m in depth. Their length is from 10 to 20 cm.