Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 65 - 73; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 51; Vertebrae: 32 - 35. Presence of scales on all areas of the head (except nasal area and a very narrow stripe on angle of preopercle in specimens larger than 5 cm SL); absence of a membrane connecting the dorsal, anal and caudal fins; two pelvic fins juxtaposed, enclosed by a single dermal envelope and positioned on the medial ventral line of the body (Ref. 49504).

Common Names

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Flounder , English , Guyana

Linguado , Portuguese , Brazil

Sóia , Portuguese , Brazil

Lenguado , Spanish , Peru

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Achiridae

Genus: Apionichthys

Species: Apionichthys finis (Eigenmann, 1912)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Potaro River basin in Essequibo River drainage and middle to upper Amazon basin.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal