Antarctic armless flounder (Mancopsetta maculata)

Scientific name: Mancopsetta maculata G?nther, 1880

Antarctic armless flounder (Mancopsetta maculata)

The Antarctic armless flounder (Mancopsetta maculata) is a marine fish of the family Achiropsettidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112-129; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 91 - 104. Pelvic fin on ocular side (with 7 soft rays) extremely larger than on blind side (with 5 soft rays). Caudal fin rounded.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Mancopsetta maculata
Family
Achiropsettidae (Southern flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
100–1115 m (328–3658 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 1115 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southern Ocean, South Atlantic, and South Indian Ocean. Argentine shelf/slope from 37?S to the Falklands and Burdwood Bank. Also Kotlyar; Crozet Islands and Prince Edward Island. Recorded from Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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