Achiroides leucorhynchos Bleeker, 1851

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Soleidae

Genus: Achiroides

Species: Achiroides leucorhynchos Bleeker, 1851

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Thailand to Indonesia.
  • Biology


    Found along the bottom in flowing water and reportedly also in the brackish water of the lower courses of rivers. Feeds primarily on benthic invertebrates. Marketed fresh, often in mixed catches (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat


    freshwater