Achirus mazatlanus

Achirus mazatlanus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Achiridae
Genus:	Achirus
Species:	A. mazatlanus
Binomial name
	Achirus mazatlanus; (Steindachner, 1869)
Synonyms
	Solea mazatlana Steindachner, 1869;

Achirus mazatlanus, the Mazatlan sole or Pacific lined sole, is a sole of the family Achiridae native to the eastern Pacific from northern Baja California and the Gulf of California to northernmost Peru.^[1]^[2] This demersal species can grow up to 22.5 cm (8.9 in).^[2] It is found at depths of 1–60 m in coastal lagoons and fresh water. Its diet consists of crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Nielsen, J.; Munroe, T.A.; Tyler, J.; Espinosa Pérez, H. (2019). "Achirus mazatlanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T183932A1743428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T183932A1743428.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Achirus mazatlanus". FishBase. October 2023 version.

[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Nielsen, J.; Munroe, T.A.; Tyler, J.; Espinosa Pérez, H. (2019). "Achirus mazatlanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T183932A1743428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T183932A1743428.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[fishbase-2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Achirus mazatlanus". FishBase. October 2023 version.

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