Species: Achirus klunzingeri, Brown sole, Tan sole

Achirus klunzingeri (Steindachner, 1879)

Tan sole, Brown sole

Body oval; eyes on right side; snout rounded; mouth small, arched, a little below snout; lower lip on eyed side fringed; front margin of head with short tentacles; rear edge of preopercle covered with skin, visible as a superficial groove; gill openings wide, united before pelvic fins; an opening connects gill chambers on both sides; dorsal origin ~ above eye; dorsal rays 59-63; anal rays 46-48; pectoral rays 2-5; pelvic on eye side fused to anal; pectorals present or absent; lateral line from head to tail, straight, with perpendicular branches running across body; body covered with rough scales; scales on eyed side with black hair-like filaments; lateral line with >77 scales.