Source: FAO 2002
| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Achiridae | Gymnachirus nudus | Kaup | 1858 | Flabby Sole |
Gymnachirus nudus
Unique Characters: Head, body, and fins lacking scales, and covered with very loose skin; ocular side of adults usually with usually 15-18 full and partial prominent crossbands from snout to caudal peduncle, extending onto dorsal and anal fins. Rare species in North Carolina.
Similar Species:
Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
Lined Sole
Achirus lineatus
Photo Credit: G.W. Link
Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus. Body covered with scales, skin not very loose. Ocular side of adults without prominent crossbands (crossbands if present, faint and narrow). Interbranchial septum entire, without foramen. Ocular-side pectoral fin rudimentary, normally with a single ray (rarely with 2 or 3 fin rays) or absent altogether; blind-side pectoral fin usually absent (or rarely present, with a single ray).
Lined Sole Achirus lineatus. Body covered with scales, skin not very loose. Ocular side of adults without prominent crossbands (crossbands if present, faint and narrow). Interbranchial septum pierced by a foramen. Ocular-side pectoral fin usually with 2-8 rays; blind-side pectoral fin either with a single ray or absent. Not yet documented from North Carolina; previous records are misidentifications
Naked Sole
Gymnachirus melas
Source: FAO 2002
Naked Sole, Gymnachirus melas. Head, body and fins lacking scales, and covered with very loose skin. Ocular side of adults usually with 20-30 prominent dark, relatively wide, crossbands, wider than pale interspaces, breaking into blotches on dorsal and anal fins.
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