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Achiridae

naked sole

Gymnachirus melas

Achirid Fish in Mexican Waters

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Medium
Tropical fish

naked sole is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Gymnachirus
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA, Bahamas, Cayman Islands; also eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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