Biology:Gymnachirus nudus

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Gymnachirus nudus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
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, due to 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]

References

  1. Synonyms of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gymnachirus nudus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gymnachirus nudus at IUCN redlist.

Wikidata ☰ Q2461557 entry