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Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Common Names

  • Sol , Creole, French , French Guiana
  • Drab sole , English , Global
  • Viidakkoantura , Finnish , Finland
  • Sole , French , France
  • Sole sombre , French , France
  • Sole sombre , French , Global
  • Zwergsüßwasserflunder , German , Germany
  • 无臂鳎 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 無臂鰨 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Chula , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Linguado , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Solha , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Tapa , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Linguado-lixa , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Soia , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Solha verdadeira , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil
  • Arrevés , Spanish , Venezuela
  • Lenguado , Spanish , Venezuela
  • Panga raya , Spanish , Peru
  • Panga raya redondeada , Spanish , Peru
  • Suela lucia , Spanish , Spain
  • Alumaïa , Wayana , French Guiana

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Pleuronectiformes

    Family: Achiridae

    Genus: Achirus

    Species: Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Central Atlantic: from the Gulf of Paria to the mouth of the Amazon river.

    • Biology

    Adults occur in the littoral zone, down to 20 m depth, and on all sandy-muddy bottoms of estuaries, rivers and coastal streams where it penetrates far enough sometimes. They hide completely in the sediment, leaving out its eyes, in order to look out for predators and prey. Feed on small crustaceans and fish. Reproduction is like to occur between July and September (Ref. 35237). Maximum length reported to reach 37 cm TL (Ref. 5217).

    Habitat

    freshwater