Gymnachirus nudus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Achiridae |
Genus: | Gymnachirus |
Species: | G. nudus
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Binomial name | |
Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858
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Synonyms [1] | |
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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]
The naked sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, due to 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]