ðə sˈʌðɚn lˈɛmən sˈoʊl pˈɛlətɹˌɛɾiz flˈævɪlˌæɾəs, ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊn æz ðə nˈuː zˈiːlənd lˈɛmən sˈoʊl, ɪz ɐ ɹˈaɪɾaɪ flˈaʊndɚ, ðɪ ˈoʊnli spˈiːsiːz ɪnðə dʒˈɛnəs pˈɛlətɹˌɛɾiz, fˈaʊnd ɚɹˈaʊnd nˈuː zˈiːlənd ɪn ɛŋklˈoʊzd wˈɔːɾɚz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɛstjuːˌɛɹiz, hˈɑːɹbɚz, mˈʌdflæts, ænd sˈændflæts, ɪn wˈɔːɾɚz lˈɛs ðɐn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˈɛm ɪn dˈɛpθ.
The southern lemon sole (Pelotretis flavilatus), also known as the New Zealand lemon sole, is a righteye flounder, the only species in the genus Pelotretis, found around New Zealand in enclosed waters such as estuaries, harbours, mudflats, and sandflats, in waters less than 385 m in depth.