Longtail sole

The longtail sole[2] (Apionichthys dumerili) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] It was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1858. It inhabits the Amazon, Corantijn, Grajaú, Orinoco, and Oyapock rivers. It dwells at a depth range of 1 to 10 m (3.3 to 32.8 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 11 cm (4.3 in).[3]

Longtail sole
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Apionichthys
Species:
A. dumerili
Binomial name
Apionichthys dumerili
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms[1]
  • Apionichthys bleekeri Horst, 1879
  • Apionichthys nebulosus Peters, 1869
  • Apionichthys unicolor (Günther, 1862)
  • Apionichthys ottonis Steindachner, 1868
  • Soleotalpa unicolor Günther, 1862

The longtail sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, due to a lack of known major threats, although it notes that the species is harvested as bycatch in shrimp trawls at an undetermined rate.[4] The longtail sole is also marketed in the aquarium hobby.[3]

References
  1. Synonyms of Apionichthys dumerili at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names of Apionichthys dumerili at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Apionichthys dumerili" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  4. Apionichthys dumerili at the IUCN redlist.


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