Achirus mazatlanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Achirus |
| Species: | A. mazatlanus
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| Achirus mazatlanus (Steindachner, 1869)
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The Mazatlan sole (Achirus mazatlanus) is a sole of the genus Achirus native to the eastern Pacific from northern Baja California and the Gulf of California to northernmost Peru. This demersal species growth up to 20 cm (7.9 in).[2] It is found at depths of 1–60 m in coastal lagoons and fresh water. Its diet consists of crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus.[1]
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- ^ a b Nielsen, J.; Munroe, T.A.; Tyler, J.; Espinosa Pérez, H. (2019). "Achirus mazatlanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T183932A1743428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T183932A1743428.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Achirus mazatlanus (Steindachner, 1869). FishBase
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Achiridae
- Fauna of the Baja California Peninsula
- Fish of Mexican Pacific coast
- Fish of Colombia
- Fish of Ecuador
- Fish of Nicaragua
- Fish described in 1869