Apionichthys nattereri

Apionichthys nattereri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Solea nattereri Steindachner, 1876
  • Achiropsis normani Chabanaud, 1928
  • Achiropsis nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

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

  1. ^ a b Synonyms of Apionichthys nattereri at www.fishbase.org.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Apionichthys nattereri". FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. ^ Apionichthys nattereri at the IUCN redlist.
  4. ^ 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.