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Achirus achirus (Drab sole)

Synonyms: Achirus maculipinnis gunteri; Monochir punctifer; Monochirus lineatus; Pleuronectes achirus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Achirus achirus, or the drab sole, is a brackish water-dwelling sole of the genus Achirus native to the waters of South America, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The drab sole is also commonly used by humans as an aquarium fish.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Manú National Park II 4213523 Cusco, Peru  
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park II 4006523 Bolivia  

Predators

Carcharhinus porosus (Small-tailed shark)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0