Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 76 - 84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 56 - 65; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. Pronounced dark coloration on most of blind-side head (supracranial area, anterior half of cranial area and cheek, antero-ventral part of opercular area), basal part of dorsal and anal fin rays and pelvic fin; in specimens longer than 19 cm, dark coloration replaced by gray, diffuse color, paler on larger specimens; gill opening on the eyed side forming short slit equal or smaller than nostril diameter; and 92-114 series of scales (Ref. 49504).

Common Names

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納氏小無臂鰨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

纳氏小无臂鳎 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Linguado , Portuguese , Brazil

Linguado de rio , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Aramaçã , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Aramaçá , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Lenguado , Spanish , Ecuador

Lenguado , Spanish , Peru

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Achiridae

Genus: Apionichthys

Species: Apionichthys nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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South America: Amazon basin; there are no records from the Xingu, Tapajós, and Madeira rivers.

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal