Finless flounder

Finless flounder
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Family:	Achiropsettidae
Genus:	Achiropsetta; Norman, 1930
Species:	A. tricholepis
Binomial name
	Achiropsetta tricholepis; Norman, 1930
Synonyms
	Achiropsetta heterolepis Evseenko, 1987; Mancopsetta argentina Lahille, 1939; Mancopsetta tricholepis (Norman, 1930);

Achiropsetta tricholepis, the Finless flounder or Prickly flounder, is a species of southern flounder with a southern circumpolar distribution. It lives in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean off Patagonia, the Falkland Islands and the Burdwood Bank, and also off the Ob Bank, Kerguelen Islands, Crozet Islands, and the Campbell Plateau. It is usually caught in depths of 21 to 1,186 metres (69 to 3,891 ft). This species can grow to 39 centimetres (15 in) TL.

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Achiropsetta tricholepis". FishBase. October 2012 version.

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