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Gymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916

North American naked sole
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Achiridae (American soles)
Etymology: Gymnachirus: Greek, gymnos = naked + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Nichols.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 73 m (Ref. 57178). Subtropical; 36°N - 25°N, 98°W - 73°W (Ref. 57272)

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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Florida in USA, Bahamas, Cayman Islands; also eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal waters (Ref. 26938). Occurs from shoreline to 183 m depth (Ref. 5521).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ramos, Robson T.C. | Collaborators

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 24 August 2012

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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