Gymnachirus

Gymnachirus
Gulf of Mexico Fringed Sole (G. texae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Achiridae
Genus:Gymnachirus
Kaup, 1858
Type species
Gymnachirus nudus
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms

Nodogymnus Chabanaud, 1928

Gymnachirus is a genus of American soles native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Gymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916 (North American naked sole)
  • Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 (naked sole)
  • Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936) (Gulf of Mexico fringed sole)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Gymnachirus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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