WoRMS taxon details
Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
279493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279493)
accepted
Species
Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279493 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 158 [details]
[request]original description (of Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary
page(s): 158 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (149 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achirus lineatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase images (Achirus lineatus, Brazil, by Sazima, I.)
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 106 proteins)
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Achirus lineatus FIN035113 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Achirus lineatus FIN035113 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (102 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (25 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Achirus lineatus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes nigricans Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase images (Achirus lineatus, Brazil, by Sazima, I.)
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 106 proteins)
To GenBank (102 nucleotides; 106 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes lineatus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Achirus lineatus FIN035113 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Achirus lineatus FIN035113 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
