Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 58; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 44.

Common Names

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Sol , Creole, French , French Guiana

Stribet amerikansk tunge , Danish , Denmark

Lined sole , English , Belize

Lined Sole , English , Cuba

Lined sole , English , Puerto Rico

Lined sole , English , USA

Lined sole , English , Global

Jooneline köntkeel , Estonian , Estonia

Laguuniantura , Finnish , Finland

Sole , French , France

Sole achire , French , France

Sole achire , French , Global

Sole américaine , French , France

線紋無臂鰨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

线纹无臂鳎 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Tapa , Portuguese , Brazil

Linguado , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Solha , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Solha-redonda , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Arepa , Russian , Russia

язык полосатый , Russian , Russia

Acedía rayada , Spanish , Cuba

Suela listada , Spanish , Mexico

Suela pintada , Spanish , Nicaragua

Suela pintada , Spanish , Spain

Alumaïa , Wayana , French Guiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Achiridae

Genus: Achirus

Species: Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to northern Argentina.

Biology

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Adults occur mainly in brackish or hyper-saline lagoons (Ref. 5217), on sandy-muddy bottoms of estuaries and in the littoral zone where it hides itself leaving just its eyes out. Can easily disguise itself in the environment. Feed on worms, crustaceans and small fishes. Juveniles have a brief planktonic life, moving quickly to the benthic stage. Growth rate is relatively slow (Ref. 35237).

Habitat

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brackish