''Gymnachirus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
American soles native to the
Atlantic
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coast of the
Americas
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Along with th ...
.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Gymnachirus melas''
Nichols Nichols may refer to:
People
*Nichols (surname)
*Nichol, a surname
Places Canada
* Nichols Islands, Nunavut
United States
* Nichols, California, an unincorporated community
* Nichols Canyon, Los Angeles, California
* Nichols, Connecticut
* Nich ...
, 1916 (North American naked sole)
* ''
Gymnachirus nudus''
Kaup, 1858 (naked sole)
* ''
Gymnachirus texae''
( Gunter, 1936) (Gulf of Mexico fringed sole)
References
Achiridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup
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