Achirus mucuri
The American sole[1] (Achirus mucuri) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[2] 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).[2]
| Achirus mucuri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Achirus |
| Species: | A. mucuri |
| Binomial name | |
| Achirus mucuri | |
References
- Common names of Achirus mucuri at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Achirus mucuri" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
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