Achirus mazatlanus
Pacific Lined Sole
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Pleuronectfiormes (Flatfishes)
Achiridae (American Soles)
Achirus
Achirus mazatlanus (Pacific Lined Sole)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California, Mexico to Puerto Pizarro, Peru.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater, brackish, marine. demersal. depth range 10-60 m. Found in: streams, estuaries.
Biology
Common in coastal waters less than 20 m depth and enters coastal lagoons and fresh water (Ref. 9047). Feeds on crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus (Ref. 9047). Marketed fresh (Ref. 9047). Benthic species that inhabits coastal waters less than 20m deep. May enter estuaries and freshwater (Ref. 55763).
Max length: 22.5 cm TL; common length: 15.0 cm TL; max weight: 198 g.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-09-28. Resilience: High (K=1.09-1.2;).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial.
References
Chirichigno F., N. (1980) Clave para identificar los peces marinos del Peru. Inf. Inst. Mar. Perú (44):.
Krupp, F. (1995) Achiridae. Suelas. p. 845-850. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome.
Nieto-Navarro, J.T., M. Zetina-Rejón and F. Arreguín-Sánchez (2010) Length-weight relationship of demersal fish from the eastern coast of the mouth of the gulf of California. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 5(6):494-502.
González-Sansón, G., D. Aguilar-Betancourt, G. Kosonoy-Acevez, G. Lucano-Ramírez, S. Ruiz-Ramírez, J.R. Flores-Ortega and F. Silva-Bátiz (2014) Weight-length relationships for 38 fish species of Barra de Navidad coastal lagoon, Jalisco, Mexico. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 30(2):428-430. DOI: 10.1111/jai.12327
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
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