Gymnachirus nudus
Species of fish
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Gymnachirus nudus, the naked sole, also known as the flabby sole,[2] is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] 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).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 15 cm (5.9 in), more commonly reaching a TL of 12 cm (4.7 in).[3]
| Gymnachirus nudus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Gymnachirus |
| Species: | G. nudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 | |
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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.[4]
Distribution
Muddy bottoms of the Western Atlantic, from Florida to northern South America.
