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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Achirus
Maximum length: 9 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: South America: Brazil. Achirus mucuri is known only from the Mucuri River estuary, a small system situated between the Jequitinhonha and Doce rivers, south of Bahia state coast drainage, northeastern Brazil (Ref. 80995 ).

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