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Plainfin Sole
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Plainfin Sole

Achirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPlainfin Sole
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese斜体无臂鳎
Scientific nameAchirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940

About this species

Achirus declivis, the plainfin sole, is a sole of the family Achiridae native to the western Atlantic in the Caribbean Sea and along the coast of the Americas from Belize to Santa Catarina, Brazil. This demersal species inhabits soft bottoms near the shores or estuaries. It can grow up to 18.7 cm (7.4 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyAchiridae
GenusAchirus

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