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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae American soles

Genus: Gymnachirus

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Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Gymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916

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Gymnachirus melas
[North American naked sole]

Photo by Sampaio, C.L.S.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Gymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858

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Gymnachirus nudus
[Naked sole]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936)

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Gymnachirus texae
[Gulf of Mexico fringed sole]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Gymnachirus melas North American naked sole Western Atlantic 22 TL 1916
Gymnachirus nudus Naked sole Western Atlantic 17.5 TL 1858
Gymnachirus texae Gulf of Mexico fringed sole Western Atlantic 14 TL 1936



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