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Longtail Sole
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Longtail Sole

Apionichthys dumerili Kaup, 1858

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLongtail Sole
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese杜氏无锯鳎
Scientific nameApionichthys dumerili Kaup, 1858

About this species

The longtail sole (Apionichthys dumerili) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1858. It inhabits the Amazon, Corantijn, Grajaú, Orinoco, and Oyapock rivers. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (0 to 30 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 11 cm (4.3 in).

The longtail sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, due to a lack of known major threats, although it notes that the species is harvested as bycatch in shrimp trawls at an undetermined rate. The longtail sole is also marketed in the aquarium hobby.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyAchiridae
GenusApionichthys

In Suriname

20Records in Suriname
1865First record
1981Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Nickerie5
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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