Apionichthys nattereri

Apionichthys nattereri is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[2] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Solea.[1] It inhabits the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 23.4 cm (9.2 in).[2]

Apionichthys nattereri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Apionichthys
Species:
A. nattereri
Binomial name
Apionichthys nattereri
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms[1]
  • Solea nattereri Steindachner, 1876
  • Achiropsis normani Chabanaud, 1928
  • Achiropsis nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, A. nattereri is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Apionichthys nattereri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Apionichthys nattereri" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. Apionichthys nattereri at the IUCN redlist.


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