Scientific Name
Neoachiropsetta milfordi

Common Name
Finless flounder

Biology
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays : 117-139; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 104 - 124; Vertebrae: 62 - 66. Brownish grey; median fins darker; pelvic fin on eyed side with 7 rays, on blind side 6-7 rays.

Classification

Classified By

Penrith, 1965

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Southern flounders (Achiropsettidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: southern New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: off southern Chile. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina, the Falkland Islands and the Burdwood Bank. Southeast Atlantic: Discovery Seamount, off Cape Town. Antarctic Indian Ocean: Prince Edward and the Crozet Islands.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 1000 m

Trophic Level

3.91 s.e. 0.62 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

57.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated