Family Achiropsettidae - Southern flounders
Order : Pleuronectiformes Achiropsettidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 4 | Species : 4 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Endemic to the Southern Ocean: shelf and continental slope waters of South America, South Africa and New Zealand, and sub-Antarctic and Antarctic shelves and underwater rises. Circumpolar and peri-antarctic distributions, with a very discontinued distribution where known records are separated by enormous oceanic distances. Body greatly compressed; both eyes on left side of head (sinistral). Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin; no fin spines; pectoral fins rudimentary or absent; lateral line straight and well developed on both sides. Small to medium-size benthic fishes. Absence of pectoral fins. Also known as the armless flounders.
Etymology : Greek, acheir, -eiros = without hands + Greek, psetta = turbot ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Evseenko, S.A. 2000
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification :

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Achiropsettidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
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Mancopsetta argentina Lahille, 1939
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Mancopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)
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Lepidopsetta maculata Günther, 1880
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Lophopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)
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Achiropsetta slavae Andriashev, 1960
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Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)
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Mancopsetta milfordi Penrith, 1965
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Apterygopectus milfordi (Penrith, 1965)
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Apterygopectus avilesi Ojeda R., 1978
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