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Achiropsettidae (Southern flounders)
Etymology: Neoachiropsetta: Greek, neos = new + Greek, a = without + Greek, chei = hands + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 165 - 1012 m (Ref. 119562). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: southern New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: off southern Chile. Southwest Atlantic: Argentina, the Falkland Islands (Ref. 4417) and the Burdwood Bank. Southeast Atlantic: Discovery Seamount, off Cape Town (South Africa). Antarctic Indian Ocean: Prince Edward and the Crozet Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5000)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C., 1990. Achiropsettidae. p. 408-413. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5000)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.3 - 11, mean 7 °C (based on 240 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.62 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (48 of 100).
