fringed sole
Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae), also known as the fringed sole, is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Gordon Gunter in 1936, originally under the genus Nodogymnus. It is known from the United States and Mexico. It dwells at a depth range of 20 to 187 m (66 to 614 ft). It reaches a maximum total length of 14 cm (5.5 in).
The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole is currently ranked as Least Concern by the IUCN redlist, although it makes note that part of its range was affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. It is sometimes harvested as bycatch by shrimp trawls.
Wikipedia contributors, Gymnachirus texae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:17.852110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936)
- Name authority
- (Gunter, 1936)
- Common name
- fringed sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Achiridae
- Genus
- Gymnachirus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyAchiridae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusGymnachirus Kaup, 1858
- speciesGymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnachirus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| North American naked soleGymnachirus melas Nichols, 1916 | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| flabby soleGymnachirus nudus Kaup, 1858 | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nodogymnus texae Gunter, 1936 Gunter, 1936 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=275996 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3HP28. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.