Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae)

Scientific name: Gymnachirus texae Gunter, 1936

Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae)

The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae) is a marine fish of the family Achiridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, western Gulf of Mexico from western Florida in USA to Yucatan in Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnachirus texae
Family
Achiridae (American soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
14.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: western Gulf of Mexico from western Florida in USA to Yucatan in Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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