Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus)

Scientific name: Achirus mazatlanus Steindachner, 1869

Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus)

The Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus) is a freshwater fish of the family Achiridae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Baja California, Mexico to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.

Biology

Common in coastal waters less than 20 m depth and enters coastal lagoons and fresh water. Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus. Marketed fresh. Benthic species that inhabits coastal waters less than 20m deep. May enter estuaries and freshwater.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Achirus mazatlanus
Family
Achiridae (American soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
1–20 m (3–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 1 - 20 m, usually ? - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (k >0.30)

Sources

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

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