Pnictes asphyxiatus

Pnictes asphyxiatus

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Pnictes asphyxiatus is a species of freshwater American sole known only from the Amazon Basin in Brazil. This species grows to a standard length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in). It is so far known from only one specimen.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Pnictes
Maximum length: 9.6 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: South America: Amazon basin (one record from Amazon River, and that of the holotype).

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