Achiridae

American sole

Achirus mucuri

Known only from the Mucuri estuary of Brazil

• Tropical
• Estuary
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

The American sole (Achirus mucuri) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes in 2009. It inhabits the Mucuri River in Brazil, from which its species epithet is derived.