Achiroides melanorhynchus

Achiroides melanorhynchus is a species of sole native to Southeast Asia.^[1][2] It was first described by Pieter Bleeker in 1850.^[1][2][3][4] It can grow to 14 cm (5.5 in) standard length.^[2]

Achiroides melanorhynchus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Achiroides
Species:	A. melanorhynchus
Binomial name
Achiroides melanorhynchus (Bleeker, 1850)
Synonyms
Plagusia melanorhynchus Bleeker, 1850 Achiroides melanorhijnchus (Bleeker, 1850)

Range

The species is native to rivers as well as both brackish and marine waters along the coasts of Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.^[1][2] In Mekong, it reaches up to the Khone Falls.^[1]