Longtail sole
The longtail sole[2] (Apionichthys dumerili) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] 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 (3.3 to 32.8 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 11 cm (4.3 in).[3]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Achiridae |
Genus: | Apionichthys |
Species: | A. dumerili |
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Apionichthys dumerili Kaup, 1858 | |
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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.[4] The longtail sole is also marketed in the aquarium hobby.[3]
References
- Synonyms of Apionichthys dumerili at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Apionichthys dumerili at www.fishbase.org.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apionichthys dumerili" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
- Apionichthys dumerili at the IUCN redlist.
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