| Gymnachirus nudus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Gymnachirus |
| Species: | G. nudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gymnachirus nudus, the naked sole, also known as the flabby sole, is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1858. It is known from throughout the western Atlantic. It dwells on soft bottoms at a depth range of 2 to 100 m (6.6 to 328.1 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 12 cm (4.7 in).
The naked sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist because of a lack of known threats to the species, although it makes note that it is sometimes harvested as bycatch in trawls for shrimp and other fish.
Distribution
Muddy bottoms of the Western Atlantic, from Florida to northern South America.
References
- Synonyms of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
- Common names of Gymnachirus nudus at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gymnachirus nudus". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Gymnachirus nudus at IUCN redlist.
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| Gymnachirus nudus | |
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