Gymnachirus melas
| Gymnachirus melas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Gymnachirus |
| Species: | G. melas
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916
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Gymnachirus melas, the North American naked sole, also known as the naked sole,[2] is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] It was described by John Treadwell Nichols in 1916. It is known from Mexico, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the United States. It dwells at a depth range of 2 to 185 metres (10 to 610 ft).[1] It reaches a maximum length of 22 cm (8.7 in).[3]
Due to a lack of known threats to its population, the North American naked sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist. It is caught as bycatch in shrimp and other trawls.[1] It is of minor interest in commercial fisheries.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Buddo, D.; Grijalba Bendeck, L.; Munroe, T. (2015). "Gymnachirus melas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T16765067A16781948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16765067A16781948.en. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ^ "Common names of Gymnachirus melas". fishbase.org.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnachirus melas". FishBase. July 2019 version.