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Achirus mazatlanus

species of fish

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 30, 2025
Entity authorityQ2198651 ↗
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Achirus mazatlanus, the Mazatlan sole or Pacific lined sole, is a sole of the family Achiridae native to the eastern Pacific from northern Baja California and the Gulf of California to northernmost Peru. This demersal species can grow up to 22.5 cm (8.9 in). It is found at depths of 1–60 m in coastal lagoons and fresh water. Its diet consists of crustaceans, small fishes, polychaetes, and occasionally detritus.

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This entry incorporates text from “Achirus mazatlanus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.