Gymnachirus texae

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The Gulf of Mexico fringed sole (Gymnachirus texae) is a small flatfish in the Achiridae family. It lives on the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico and along the coasts of the United States and Mexico.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Actinopterygii; Order: Carangiformes; Suborder: Pleuronectoidei; Family: Achiridae; Genus: Gymnachirus; Species: texae. Binomial name Gymnachirus texae (Gunter, 1936). It was first described as Nodogymnus texae.

Habitat and size:
It is found at depths of about 20–187 meters (66–614 feet). It grows up to about 14 cm (5.5 inches) in total length.

Conservation and human use:
The IUCN lists it as Least Concern. Some of its range was affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. It is sometimes caught as bycatch in shrimp trawls.