Antarctic armless flounder

Antarctic armless flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Achiropsettidae
Genus:
T. N. Gill, 1881
Species:
M. maculata
Binomial name
Mancopsetta maculata
(Günther, 1880)

The Antarctic armless flounder (Mancopsetta maculata) is a species of southern flounder found on subantarctic shelves, around Antarctic islands, and banks off East Antarctica. This species can grow to a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL. It lives in depths of from 100 to 1,115 metres (328 to 3,658 ft).

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Mancopsetta maculata". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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