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| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Achiridae | Achirus lineatus | (Linnaeus) | 1758 | Lined Sole |
Achirus lineatus
Unique Characters: Body covered with scales, skin not very loose. Ocular side of adults without prominent crossbands (crossbands if present, faint and narrow). Pectoral fin present. Body with tufts of hairlike cirrri. 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). Not yet documented from North Carolina; previous records are misidentifications.
Similar Species:
Naked Sole
Gymnachirus melas
Hogchoker
Trinectes maculatus
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 prominent dark, relatively wide, crossbands, breaking into blotches on dorsal and anal fins.
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).
Flabby Sole
Gymnachirus nudus
Source: FAO 2002
Flabby Sole Gymnachirus nudus. 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.
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