Apionichthys nattereri

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| taxon = Apionichthys nattereri

| authority = (Steindachner, 1876)

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=57091&SynCode=153561&GenusName=Apionichthys&SpeciesName=nattereri Synonyms of Apionichthys nattereri] at www.fishbase.org.

| synonyms = * Solea nattereri Steindachner, 1876

  • Achiropsis normani Chabanaud, 1928
  • Achiropsis nattereri (Steindachner, 1876)

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Apionichthys nattereri is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.{{fishbase species |genus=Apionichthys |species=nattereri |month=July |year=2019}} It was described by Franz Steindachner in 1876, originally under the genus Solea. It inhabits the Amazon River. It reaches a maximum standard length of {{convert|23.4|cm|in|abbr=on}}.

Due to a lack of known major threats to the species, A. nattereri is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist.[https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167810/6387060 Apionichthys nattereri] at the IUCN redlist.

Etymology

The fish is named for Johann Natterer. {{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/carangiformes3/ | title = Order CARANGIFORMES (part 3): ACHIRIDAE, PARALICHTHODIDAE, RHOMBOSOLEIDAE, ACHIROPSETTIDAE, ONCOPTERIDAE, SAMARIDAE and POECILOPSETTIDAE | access-date= 25 May 2025 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

References

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Category:Pleuronectoidei

Category:Taxa named by Franz Steindachner

Category:Fish described in 1876

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