Achiroides melanorhynchus (Bleeker, 1850)

Description


Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Soleidae

Genus: Achiroides

Species: Achiroides melanorhynchus (Bleeker, 1850)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Cambodia and Thailand to Indonesia.
  • Biology


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

    Habitat


    freshwater