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''Achirus'' is a
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
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 sole
The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have be ...
s 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
''Achirus achirus'', the drab sole, is a brackish water-dwelling sole of the genus '' Achirus'' native to the waters of South America, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. The drab sole is also commonly used by humans as an aquarium fish. ...
'' (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
The lined sole (''Achirus lineatus'') is a ray-finned flatfish found in the Western Atlantic. Its common length is 17 cm. Often considered a trash fish in commercial trawling, it is of little or no economic value.
Diet and habitat
This speci ...
'' (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