Gymnachirus melas North American naked sole

Gymnachirus melas is commonly referred to as North American naked sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 6000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

9756 

AphiaID:

159269 

Scientific:

Gymnachirus melas 

German:

Seezunge 

English:

North American Naked Sole 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Achiridae (Family) > Gymnachirus (Genus) > melas (Species) 

Initial determination:

Nichols, 1916 

Occurrence:

Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 73 Meter 

Size:

up to 8.66" (22 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Frozen Food (large sort), Frozen food (small sorts), Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

1319.87 gal (~ 6000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Gymnachirus melas
  Seezunge
• 
  Gymnachirus nudus
  Scholle
• 
  Gymnachirus texae
  Amerikanische Seezunge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-06-07 08:10:13 

Last edit:

2021-04-03 21:45:11 

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