Apionichthys nattereri
| Apionichthys nattereri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Apionichthys |
| Species: | A. nattereri |
| Binomial name | |
| Apionichthys nattereri (Steindachner, 1876) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Apionichthys nattereri is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[2] It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Solea.[1] It inhabits the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of 23.4 cm (9.2 in).[2]
Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, A. nattereri is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.[3]
Etymology
The fish is named for Johann Natterer. [4]
References
- ^ a b Synonyms of Apionichthys nattereri at www.fishbase.org.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apionichthys nattereri". FishBase. July 2019 version.
- ^ Apionichthys nattereri at the IUCN redlist.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CARANGIFORMES (part 3): ACHIRIDAE, PARALICHTHODIDAE, RHOMBOSOLEIDAE, ACHIROPSETTIDAE, ONCOPTERIDAE, SAMARIDAE and POECILOPSETTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 25 May 2025.