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Achirus
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Achirus

Achirus is a genus of American soles native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. They are mainly found in coastal areas, including salt and brackish water, but some species are found in fresh water.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Lined Sole

speciesAchirus lineatus

Pacific Lined Sole

speciesAchirus mazatlanus

Network Sole

speciesAchirus scutum

Drab Sole

speciesAchirus achirus

Klunzinger's Sole

speciesAchirus klunzingeri

Plainfin Sole

speciesAchirus declivis

Orinoco Freshwater Sole

speciesAchirus novoae

Tehuantepec sole

speciesAchirus zebrinus

Mucuri Sole

speciesAchirus mucuri

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86213.