Achirus mucuri

The American sole^[1] (Achirus mucuri) is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.^[2] It was described by Robson Tamar da Costa Ramos, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos and Paulo Roberto Duarte Lopes in 2009. It inhabits the Mucuri River in Brazil, from which its species epithet is derived. It reaches a maximum standard length of 9 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

Achirus mucuri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Achiridae
Genus:	Achirus
Species:	A. mucuri
Binomial name
Achirus mucuri R. T. C. Ramos, T. P. A. Ramos & P. R. D. Lopes, 2009