Achirus lineatus

Achirus lineatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Achirus
Species:
A. lineatus
Binomial name
Achirus lineatus
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801

The lined sole (Achirus lineatus) is a ray-finned flatfish found in the Western Atlantic. Its common length is 17 cm.[2] Often considered a trash fish in commercial trawling, it is of little or no economic value.

  1. ^ Buddo, D.; Grijalba Bendeck, L.; Munroe, T.A. (2019). "Achirus lineatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T193273A86378048. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T193273A86378048.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez (1992). Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. Guía de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome.