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Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) >
Achiridae (American soles)
Etymology: Catathyridium: Greek, kata = down + Greek, diminutive, thyreos, -ou = a great stone used as door or shield (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Chabanaud.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41261)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Desoutter, M., F. Chapleau, T.A. Munroe, B. Chanet and M. Beaunier, 2001. Catalogue critique des types de poissons du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Ordre des Pleuronectiformes. Cybium 25(4):299-368. (Ref. 41261)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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