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]

Longtail sole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Apionichthys
Species:
A. dumerili
Binomial name
Apionichthys dumerili
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms[1]
  • Apionichthys bleekeri Horst, 1879
  • Apionichthys nebulosus Peters, 1869
  • Apionichthys unicolor (Günther, 1862)
  • Apionichthys ottonis Steindachner, 1868
  • Soleotalpa unicolor Günther, 1862

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


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