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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Achiridae (American soles)
Etymology: Achirus: Greek, a = without + Greek, cheir = hands (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 20 m (Ref. 36453). Tropical; 30°N - 44°S, 98°W - 26°W

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Argentina.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 11.1 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80009); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 29.50 g (Ref. 118626)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52-58; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 44

Occurs mainly in brackish or hyper-saline lagoons (Ref. 5217), on sandy-muddy bottoms of estuaries and in the littoral zone where it hides itself leaving just its eyes out. Can easily disguise itself in the environment. Feeds on worms, crustaceans and small fishes. Juveniles have a brief planktonic life, moving quickly to the benthic stage. Its growth rate is relatively slow (Ref. 35237).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ramos, Robson T.C. | Collaborators

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 May 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22.5 - 28.1, mean 27.2 °C (based on 937 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.01041 - 0.01523), b=3.13 (3.08 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (23 of 100).

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 53.8 [21.4, 115.3] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.512 [0.236, 0.922] mg/100g ; Protein = 18.5 [17.1, 20.0] % ; Omega3 = 0.0771 [, ] g/100g ; Selenium = 25.4 [13.0, 52.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 59.2 [15.1, 241.9] μg/100g ; Zinc = 1.22 [0.79, 1.79] mg/100g (wet weight);

Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)