WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species

Achiropsettidae
AphiaID: 154169

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order)

Status

accepted

Record
status

Edited by Database Management Team

Rank

Family

Parent

Pleuronectiformes

Source

basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names

Language	Name
English	southern flounders	[details]

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taxa
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Genus Achiropsetta Norman, 1930

» Species Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930
» Species Achiropsetta heterolepis Evseenko, 1987 accepted as Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930
» Species Achiropsetta slavae Andriashev, 1960 accepted as Mancopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)

Genus Mancopsetta Gill, 1881

» Species Mancopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)

» Subspecies Mancopsetta maculata antarctica Kotlyar, 1978 accepted as Mancopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)
» Subspecies Mancopsetta maculata maculata (Günther, 1880) accepted as Mancopsetta maculata (Günther, 1880)

» Species Mancopsetta argentina Lahille, 1939 accepted as Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930
» Species Mancopsetta milfordi Penrith, 1965 accepted as Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)
» Species Mancopsetta tricholepis (Norman, 1930) accepted as Achiropsetta tricholepis Norman, 1930

Genus Neoachiropsetta Kotlyar, 1978

» Species Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)

Genus Pseudomancopsetta Evseenko, 1984

» Species Pseudomancopsetta andriashevi Evseenko, 1984

Genus Apterygopectus accepted as Neoachiropsetta Kotlyar, 1978

» Species Apterygopectus avilesi Ojeda R., 1978 accepted as Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)
» Species Apterygopectus milfordi (Penrith, 1965) accepted as Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith, 1965)

Links

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Note

Spelling: Spelled 'Achirospellidae' in the overview of classification on Eschmeyer's web pages [details]

LSID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154169

Taxonomic
Edit history

Date	action	by
2005-04-18 08:19:08Z	created	Appeltans, Ward
2005-12-27 19:49:34Z	changed	Vanden Berghe, Edward

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Citation: WoRMS (2013). Achiropsettidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154169 on 2013-05-24

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