Achirus klunzingeri — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Pleuronectiformes/Achiridae/Achirus

At a glance

Occurrence records115

Data sources7

Biological traits7

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Achirus klunzingeri's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility59 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System56 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources7 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS115 records

01Narrative

The brown sole (Achirus klunzingeri) is a sole of the genus Achirus native to the eastern Pacific from central Mexico to northernmost Peru. This demersal species growth up to 23 cm. It is found at depths of 10–40 m on sandy and muddy grounds and may enter fresh waters in estuaries and mangroves. Its diet consists of invertebrates, small fishes, pelagic eggs and larvae.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length23 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceminor commercial

Other traits3

Depth max40 m

Depth min14 m

Vulnerability13

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type115 records

Wild obs. + sensor14

Museum / vouchered101

Origin

Native5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO284 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit26

200–1000 m twilight1

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 15 m · max 281.5 m · 27 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤1 km 2

2 georeferenced · 12 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor14

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy19% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 3≤10 km 9>10 km 12

26 georeferenced · 75 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence101

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Washington, US	13
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record	11
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record	8
Los Angeles, US	5
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	4
FishBaselocation not on record	3
University of Nebraskalocation not on record	2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	2
Chicago, US	1
Cambridge, US	1
New Haven, US	1
Mexico City, MX	1
Stockholm, SE	1
Vancouver, CA	1
CASlocation not on record	1
Paris, FR	1

16 institutions · 56 of 101 vouchered records shown