''Neoachiropsetta milfordi'', the armless flounder or finless flounder, is a
species
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of
southern flounder
The southern (or armless) flounders are a small family, Achiropsettidae, of flounders found in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters. There are four genera, each with one species.
The bodies of southern flounders are greatly compressed, with both e ...
, the only member of the genus ''Neoachiropsetta''. It is found in
Antarctic
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and
subantarctic
The sub-Antarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region. This translates roughly to a latitude of between 46° and 60° south of the Equator. The subantarctic region includes many islands ...
waters, in depths of between , and grows to a length of .
References
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* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982)
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Achiropsettidae
Fish described in 1965