Rhombosolea tapirina, commonly known as the greenback flounder, is a flatfish with an oval body and eyes on one side, allowing it to blend seamlessly with the seafloor. Found in coastal and estuarine waters around Australia and New Zealand, it grows up to 18 inches in length. It exhibits a benthic lifestyle, camouflaging on sandy or muddy bottoms to ambush prey. This summary is AI generated
Water type
IUCN Status
Threat to humans
Source: Fishbase
BiteGuide combines your real-time weather, water conditions, and target species to suggest lures and colors that'll work right now. Built on millions of real catches from the world's largest fishing community.



Find out what lures to use, download the Fishbrain app!





Log your catch and check out other catches from the community in the Fishbrain app.
Scan the QR code to download the app!

Free trial available