Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiropsettidae Southern flounders

Genus: Achiropsetta

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Photo by South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930

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Achiropsetta tricholepis
[Prickly flounder]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Achiropsetta tricholepis Prickly flounder Southwest Atlantic 39 TL 1930



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