| Achirus | |
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| Achirus lineatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Achirus Lacépède, 1802 |
| Type species | |
| Pleuronectes achirus | |
| Synonyms | |
Achirus is a genus of American soles native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. They are mainly found in coastal areas, including salt and brackish water, but some species are found in fresh water.
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
The cutlassfishes are about 45 species of predatory ray-finned fish in the family Trichiuridae of the order Scombriformes found in seas throughout the world. Fish of this family are long, slender, and generally steely blue or silver in colour, giving rise to their name. They have reduced or absent pelvic and caudal fins, giving them an eel-like appearance, and large fang-like teeth.
The family Stromateidae or butterfish contains 15 species of ray-finned fish in three genera. Butterfishes live in coastal waters off the Americas, western Africa and in the Indo-Pacific.
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Scomber is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Scombridae living in the open ocean found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus Scomber and the genus Rastrelliger comprise the tribe Scombrini, known as the "true mackerels". These fishes have an elongated body, highly streamlined, muscular and agile. The eyes are large, the head is elongated, with a big mouth provided with teeth. They have two triangular dorsal fins, with some stabilizing fins along the caudal peduncle. The basic color is blue-green with a silvery white belly and a darker back, usually black mottled.
Limanda is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Cynoglossus quadrilineatus, the fourlined tonguesole, is a species of tonguefish native to the Indian Ocean from Pakistan to the western Pacific Ocean where it occurs from Japan to northern Australia. It can be found in marine and brackish waters in estuaries and coastal waters out to the continental shelf at depths of from 10 to 400 metres. This species can reach a length of 44 centimetres (17 in) SL though most do not exceed 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. It is important in local commercial fisheries.
Peprilus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Stromateidae found in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
Scophthalmus is a genus of turbots, relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. The name comes from the Greek words σκόπελος (skópelos) and ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós) "eye", where σκόπελος would mean according to Liddell & Scott "lookout place, promontory", and according to P. Romero "lanternfish".
Apionichthys is a genus of mostly freshwater American soles native to South America.
Paralichthys is a genus of large-tooth flounders. Most species are native to the coastal waters of the Americas, but P. olivaceus is from northeast Asia. The largest species reaches about 1.5 m (5 ft) in length.
Syacium is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of S. guineensis from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length.
Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Monochirus is a genus of small soles. It contains two species; one from the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, and the second from the South China Sea.
Solea is a genus of soles from the Indo-Pacific and East Atlantic Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.
Trichiurus is a genus of cutlassfishes belonging to the family Trichiuridae.
The American sole is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes in 2009. It inhabits the Mucuri River in Brazil, from which its species epithet is derived. It reaches a maximum standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).
Achirus zebrinus is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Howard Walton Clark in 1936. It is only known from Gulf of Tehuantepec and nearby lagoons in the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. It is a demersal species most commonly found at the depths of 21–40 m (69–131 ft). It is locally common and caught as bycatch in shrimp fisheries.
Catathyridium garmani is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by David Starr Jordan in 1889, originally under the genus Achirus. It is known from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It reaches a maximum length of 17 cm (6.7 in).
Catathyridium lorentzii is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Hendrik Weyenbergh in 1877, originally under the genus Achirus. It inhabits the Uruguay and Paraguay rivers. It reaches a maximum length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in).
Trinectes microphthalmus is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Paul Chabanaud in 1928, originally under the genus Achirus. It is known from Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. It dwells in brackish lagoons at a depth range of 0 to 30 m.
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