Species: Achirus mazatlanus, Hairy sole, Mazatlan sole, Pacific lined sole
eye-side - scattered clumps black hairs
Achirus mazatlanus (Steindachner, 1869)
Pacific lined sole, Mazatlan sole, Hairy 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 55-57; anal rays 41-44; pectoral rays 1-4; 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.
Dark grey or brownish grey to light tan; ~ 8 vertical dark lines across eyed side and scattered clumps of black hair-like filaments.
Size: to 23 cm.
Inhabits soft mud or sand bottoms of bays and estuaries, also enters freshwater streams.
Depth: 1-55 m.
Northern Baja to the Gulf of California to Peru.
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- Salinity
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- Freshwater
- Non Marine
- Brackish
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Freshwater
- Estuary
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Beach
- Soft bottom only
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Data
- Egg Type
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- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic
- TEP endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent only
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 23
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 55
