Gymnachirus
Genus of fishes
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Gymnachirus is a genus of American soles native to the Atlantic coast of the Americas.
| Gymnachirus | |
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| Gulf of Mexico Fringed Sole (G. texae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Gymnachirus Kaup, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Gymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916 (North American naked sole)
- Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 (naked sole)
- Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936) (Gulf of Mexico fringed sole)
