Plainfin sole (Achirus declivis)

Scientific name: Achirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940

Plainfin sole (Achirus declivis)

The Plainfin sole (Achirus declivis) is a brackish-water fish of the family Achiridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Belize to Santa Catarina, Brazil; also Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Barth?lemy, and Suriname.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55-60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 43 - 46

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Achirus declivis
Family
Achiridae (American soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Belize to Santa Catarina, Brazil; also Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Barth?lemy, and Suriname.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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