Gymnachirus texae (SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC )
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Soleoidei
Familia: Achiridae
Genus: Gymnachirus
The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae), also known as the fringed sole,[2] is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[3] It was described by Gordon Gunter in 1936, originally under the genus Nodogymnus.[1] It is known from the United States and Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 187 m (66 to 614 ft).[4] It reaches a maximum total length of 14 cm (5.5 in).[3]
The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although it makes note that part of its range was affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. It is sometimes harvested as bycatch by shrimp trawls.[4]
References
Synonyms of Gymnachirus texae at www.fishbase.org.
Common names of Gymnachirus texae at www.fishbase.org.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Gymnachirus texae" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
Gymnachirus texae at the IUCN redlist.
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