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Mancopsetta maculata  (Günther, 1880)

Antarctic armless flounder
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Achiropsettidae (Southern flounders)
Etymology: Mancopsetta: Latin, mancus = incomplete + Greek, psetta = grouper (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 100 - 1115 m (Ref. 5192).   Temperate; 37°S - 67°S

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11892)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112-129; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 91 - 104. Pelvic fin on ocular side (with 7 soft rays) extremely larger than on blind side (with 5 soft rays). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 27363).

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions | Faunafri

Southern Ocean, South Atlantic, and South Indian Ocean. Argentine shelf/slope from 37°S to the Falklands and Burdwood Bank. Also Kotlyar; Crozet Islands and Prince Edward Island (Ref. 5000). Recorded from Chile (Ref. 27363).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit the lower continental shelves with surface-dwelling larvae and juveniles (Ref. 11892).

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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.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 1.0625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (-0.15505 - 0.19495), b=3.01 (2.92 - 3.10), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.54 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=2-3).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.