Gymnachirus nudus

Gymnachirus nudus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Gymnachirus
Species:
G. nudus
Binomial name
Gymnachirus nudus
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms[1]
  • Gynmachirus nudus Kaup, 1858

Gymnachirus nudus, the naked sole, also known as the flabby sole,[2] is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1858. It is known from throughout the western Atlantic. It dwells on soft bottoms at a depth range of 2 to 100 m (6.6 to 328.1 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]

The naked sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist because of a lack of known threats to the species, although it makes note that it is sometimes harvested as bycatch in trawls for shrimp and other fish.[4]

Distribution

Muddy bottoms of the Western Atlantic, from Florida to northern South America.

References

  1. ^ Synonyms of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ Common names of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnachirus nudus". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. ^ a b Gymnachirus nudus at IUCN redlist.


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