Achirus scutum — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Pleuronectiformes/Achiridae/Achirus

At a glance

Occurrence records260

Data sources8

Biological traits8

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources8 archives

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

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility154 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System106 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS260 records

01Narrative

The network sole (Achirus scutum) is a sole of the genus Achirus native to the eastern Pacific from the tip of Baja California and the southeastern Gulf of California to northern Peru. This demersal species growth up to 28 cm (typically 13 cm). It is found at depths 5–45 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.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length28 cm

Habitat & environment3

Habitat brackishyes

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceminor commercial

Other traits3

Depth max46 m

Depth min13 m

Vulnerability18

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type260 records

Wild obs. + sensor34

Museum / vouchered220

Other6

Origin

Native10

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO584 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit41

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 15 m · max 46.5 m · 41 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 accuracy56% within 1 km

≤100 m 3≤1 km 2≤10 km 2>10 km 2

9 georeferenced · 25 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor34

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 accuracy76% within 1 km

≤100 m 41≤1 km 4≤10 km 7>10 km 7

59 georeferenced · 161 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence220

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 institutions10 of 23 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 California San Diegolocation not on record	19
Washington, US	17
FishBaselocation not on record	12
Chicago, US	12
Los Angeles, US	10
Instituto Oceanográfico del Pacífico, Secretaría de Marinalocation not on record	8
Ciudad de México, MX	8
Tapachula, MX	6
Mexico City, MX	6
ICM-CSIClocation not on record	5
CASlocation not on record	5
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record	5
Vancouver, CA	4
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica Mazatlán, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxicolocation not on record	3
Paris, FR	2
Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera, Bahía de Banderas, Instituto Nacional de Pescalocation not on record	2
Universidad del Valle (UniValle)location not on record	2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
New Haven, US	1
Universidad del Tolima (UT)location not on record	1
Universidad Católica del Nortelocation not on record	1
Morelia, MX	1
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record	1

23 institutions · 132 of 220 vouchered records shown · 7 without an institution code