Derwent flounder
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The Derwent flounder (Taratretis derwentensis) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and mud bottoms in shallow coastal waters, at depths of between Script error: No such module "convert".. Its native habitat is the south-western Pacific, particularly the south-east coast of Australia, from New South Wales to South Australia and Tasmania. It grows to at least Script error: No such module "convert". in length, and can reach up to Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2]
Commercial fishing
Although the Derwent flounder is listed as a minor component of the Tasmanian commercial flounder catch, its small size makes it undesirable, and any bycatch would probably be discarded. It is also recorded as bycatch in prawn trawling in South Australia.[2]
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