Achirus novoae

Cervigón, 1982 · species

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Animalia/Chordata/Pleuronectiformes/Achiridae/Achirus

At a glance

Occurrence records54

Data sources7

Biological traits4

DNA specimens3

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility54 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics3 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources4 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF54 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD3 specimens

01Narrative

Achirus novoae is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Fernando Cervigón in 1982. It inhabits the Orinoco River. It reaches a maximum length of 10.6 cm.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length16.8 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat freshwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Other traits1

Vulnerability10

05DNA & barcoding3 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Achirus novoae has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens3

BINs2

Marker genes1

Countries1

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P652 bp consensus3 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 93% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Diversity (π)4.5%

Haplotypes1

BINs2

Where individuals differ — all 44 variable positions, in barcode order

91Cvariable

139Tvariable

169Cvariable

175Cvariable

220Avariable

226Gvariable

232Tvariable

235Tvariable

247Cvariable

250Avariable

259Avariable

268Cvariable

280Cvariable

289Gvariable

298Avariable

319Gvariable

340Avariable

343Tvariable

349Tvariable

355Tvariable

364Tvariable

373Avariable

379Avariable

385Gvariable

388Tvariable

400Cvariable

424Tvariable

436Tvariable

442Tvariable

445Cvariable

454Gvariable

457Cvariable

463Gvariable

478Avariable

496Cvariable

499Avariable

505Gvariable

508Avariable

520Tvariable

523Gvariable

529Avariable

539Cvariable

541Gvariable

553Cvariable

TCTTTACCTTGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGTATGGTAGGCACAGCTCTAAGCCTCTTGATTCGGGCAGAGCTAAATCAACCCGGCACCCT …

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Achirus declivissame genus9.4%Achirus achirussame genus12.8%Apionichthys dumerilisame family13.3%Hypoclinemus mentalissame family14.8%Trinectes maculatussame family15.0%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type54 records

Wild obs. + sensor13

Museum / vouchered41

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO176 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

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

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 13 records without

Open the mapobservation + sensor13

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 1≤1 km 2≤10 km 1

4 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence41

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 institutions3 of 9 geolocated

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

Institution	Specimens
University of Nebraskalocation not on record	12
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (IAvH)location not on record	11
Universidad de los Llanos (UniLlanos)location not on record	4
Washington, US	4
Chicago, US	4
Universidad del Tolima (UT)location not on record	2
Toronto, CA	2
CASlocation not on record	1
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record	1

9 institutions · 41 of 41 vouchered records shown

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