''Achirus'' is a genus of

American sole The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have bee ...

s native to tropical and subtropical parts of the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

. They are mainly found in coastal areas, including salt and brackish water, but some species are found in fresh water.

Species

Achirus achirus from F de Castelnau-poissonsPl41

The currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Achirus achirus The drab sole (''Achirus achirus'') 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. ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

) (drab sole) * '' Achirus declivis'' Chabanaud, 1940 (plainfin sole) * '' Achirus klunzingeri'' (

Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...

, 1880) (brown sole) * ''

Achirus lineatus The lined sole (''Achirus lineatus'') is a ray-finned flatfish found in the Western Atlantic. Its common length is 17 cm. Often considered a trash fish in commercial trawling, it is of little or no economic value. Diet and habitat This spec ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) (lined sole) * '' Achirus mazatlanus'' (

, 1869) (Mazatlan sole) * '' Achirus mucuri'' R. T. C. Ramos, T. P. A. Ramos & P. R. D. Lopes, 2009 (American sole) * '' Achirus novoae'' Cervigón, 1982 * '' Achirus scutum'' ( Günther, 1862) (network sole) * '' Achirus zebrinus'' H. W. Clark, 1936

References

Achiridae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède {{Pleuronectiformes-stub