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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements1 literature sources9 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS830 records
01Narrative
The Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus) is a sole of the genus Achirus native to the eastern Pacific from northern Baja California and the Gulf of California to northernmost Peru. This demersal species growth up to 20 cm. It is found at depths of 1–60 m in coastal lagoons and fresh water. Its diet consists of crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy67% within 1 km
≤1 km 6≤10 km 1>10 km 2
9 georeferenced · 38 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor47
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 accuracy75% within 1 km
≤100 m 211≤1 km 6≤10 km 60>10 km 12
289 georeferenced · 475 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence764
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 institutions22 of 44 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Instituto Politécnico Nacionallocation not on record
116
FishBaselocation not on record
62
Los Angeles, US
61
University of California San Diegolocation not on record
42
Tapachula, MX
38
CASlocation not on record
23
Washington, US
20
Mexico City, MX
18
La Paz, MX
16
Ann Arbor, US
13
Vancouver, CA
12
Morelia, MX
8
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record
7
Paris, FR
7
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Chicago, US
4
Mexico City, MX
4
Zacatecas, MX
4
Instituto Oceanográfico del Pacífico, Secretaría de Marinalocation not on record
3
Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera, Bahía de Banderas, Instituto Nacional de Pescalocation not on record
3
Guasave, MX
3
Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja Californialocation not on record
3
Cambridge, US
2
University of California Los Angeleslocation not on record
2
South Kensington, GB
2
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record
2
Ciudad de México, MX
2
Texas Memorial Museum, Texas Natural History Collectionlocation not on record
2
San Nicolás de los Garza, MX
2
Hermosillo, MX
1
Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record
1
University of Nebraskalocation not on record
1
Universidad del Tolima (UT)location not on record
1
North Carolina Museum of Natural Scienceslocation not on record
1
Juriquilla, MX
1
University of Alberta Museumslocation not on record
1
Toronto, CA
1
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record
1
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record
1
Frankfurt am Main
1
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record
1
1
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Nortelocation not on record
1
University of Texas Biodiversity Collections (UTBC)location not on record
1
44 institutions · 501 of 764 vouchered records shown · 12 without an institution code
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