Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)
Finless flounder
photo by Evseenko, S.A.

Family:  Achiropsettidae (Southern flounders)
Max. size:  57 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 165 - 1012 m
Distribution:  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.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 117-139; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 104-124; Vertebrae: 62-66. Brownish grey; median fins darker; pelvic fin on eyed side with 7 rays, on blind side 6-7 rays (Ref. 4417).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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