American_sole American_sole

American sole - Definition and Overview
American soles
Lined sole
Lined sole, Achirus lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Achiridae
Genera

Many; see text

The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. The family includes about 28 species in nine genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have been classified as a subfamily of it, but achirids have a number of distinct characteristics.

Eyes are on the right side, and the eyed-side lower lip has a distinctive fleshy rim. The dorsal and anal fins are usually separate from the caudal fin. The pectoral fins are small or nonexistent.

Family Achiridae

  • Genus Achiropsis
  • Genus Achirus
  • Genus Apionichthys
  • Genus Catathyridium
  • Genus Gymnachirus
  • Genus Hypoclinemus
  • Genus Pnictes
  • Genus Soleonasus
  • Genus Trinectes

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