Tehuantepec sole
Achirus zebrinus Clark, 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
Achirus zebrinus is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Howard Walton Clark in 1936. It is only known from Gulf of Tehuantepec and nearby lagoons in the Pacific coast of southern Mexico. It is a demersal species most commonly found at the depths of 21–40 m (69–131 ft). It is locally common and caught as bycatch in shrimp fisheries.
Achirus zebrinus can grow to at least 18.2 cm (7.2 in) standard length.
Wikipedia contributors, Achirus zebrinus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:51.375875+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Achirus zebrinus Clark, 1936
- Name authority
- Clark, 1936
- Common name
- Tehuantepec sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Achiridae
- Genus
- Achirus
- 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
- genusAchirus Lacepède, 1802
- speciesAchirus zebrinus Clark, 1936
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Achirus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Achirus achirus (Linnaeus, 1758) | AchiridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Achirus declivis Chabanaud, 1940 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Trinectes zebrinus (Clark, 1936) (Clark, 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.
- Clark, H. W. (1936). New and noteworthy fishes. The Templeton Crocker expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, 1932. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 4), 21. 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:97XX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.