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''Achirus'' is a
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Achirus achirus'' (
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of American soles native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. When viewed as a sing ...
. They are mainly found in coastal areas, including salt and brackish water
Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuary ...
, but some species are found in fresh water.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Achirus achirus'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
) (drab sole)
* '' Achirus declivis'' Chabanaud, 1940 (plainfin sole)
* '' Achirus klunzingeri'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1880) (brown sole)
* '' Achirus lineatus'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...
) (lined sole)
* '' Achirus mazatlanus'' (Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1869) (Mazatlan sole)
* '' Achirus mucuri'' R. T. C. Ramos, T. P. A. Ramos & P. R. D. Lopes, 2009 (American sole)
* '' Achirus novoae'' Cervigón, 1982
* '' Achirus scutum'' ( Günther, 1862) (network sole)
* '' Achirus zebrinus'' H. W. Clark, 1936
References
American soles Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{Pleuronectiformes-stub