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Achirus achirus Linnaeus 1758

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Scientific name: Achirus achirus
Author: Linnaeus 1758
Rank: Species
Status: valid

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Common names:
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Synonyms:
= Achirus maculipinnis gunteri Chabanaud 1940
= Monochir punctifer Castelnau 1855
= Monochirus lineatus Quoy & Gaimard 1824
= Pleuronectes achirus Linnaeus 1758


Subspecies / Varieties / Hybrids / Forms:
1) Achirus achirus declivis Chabanaud 1940

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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov

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Select a species (Achirus):

1) Achirus achirus declivis Chabanaud 1940 2) Achirus achirus Linnaeus 1758 3) Achirus affinis Steindachner 1915 4) Achirus austrinus Chabanaud 1928 5) Achirus barnharti Jordan 1923 6) Achirus comifer Jordan & Gilbert 1884 7) Achirus declivis Chabanaud 1940 8) Achirus errans Miranda Ribeiro 1915 9) Achirus fasciatus Lacepède 1802 10) Achirus fluviatilis Meek & Hildebrand 1928 11) Achirus garmani Jordan in Jordan & Goss 1889 12) Achirus hasemani Steindachner 1915 13) Achirus inscriptus Gosse 1851 14) Achirus klunzingeri Steindachner 1880 15) Achirus lineatus Linnaeus 1758 16) Achirus lorentzii Weyenbergh 1877 17) Achirus maculipinnis gunteri Chabanaud 1940 18) Achirus mazatlanus Steindachner 1869 19) Achirus microphthalmus Chabanaud 1928 20) Achirus mucuri Ramos Ramos & Lopes 2009 21) Achirus novoae Cervigón 1982 22) Achirus opercularis Nichols & Murphy 1944 23) Achirus paulistanus Miranda Ribeiro 1915 24) Achirus scutum Günther 1862 25) Achirus trichospilus Berg 1895 26) Achirus zebrinus Clark 1936

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1) (no name) 2) Brown Sole (Achirus klunzingeri) 3) Lined Sole (Achirus lineatus) 4) Network Sole (Achirus scutum) 5) Pacific Lined Sole (Achirus mazatlanus) 6) Tehuantepec Sole (Achirus zebrinus)

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