''Trinectes'' is a
genus of
American sole
The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas. The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have bee ...
s native to the
Americas
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Along with th ...
. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and
brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.
[Duplain, R.R., Chapleau, F. & Munroe, T.A. (2012): A New Species of ''Trinectes'' (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae) from the Upper Río San Juan and Río Condoto, Colombia. ''Copeia, 2012 (3): 541-546.''] They are fairly small, with the largest species only reaching in length.
Species
The currently recognised species in this genus are:
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* '']Trinectes fimbriatus
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' ( Günther, 1862) (fringed sole)
* ''Trinectes fluviatilis
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' ( Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (freshwater sole)
* ''Trinectes fonsecensis
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' (Günther, 1862) (spotted-fin sole)
* ''Trinectes hubbsbollinger
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' Duplain, Chapleau & Munroe
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, 2012[
* '']Trinectes inscriptus
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' (P. H. Gosse
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, 1851) (scrawled sole)
* ''Trinectes maculatus
The hogchoker (''Trinectes maculatus'') is a small flatfish found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from Massachusetts and Florida to Panama. They prefer brackish water, and are abundant in many bays and estuaries north of t ...
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& Schneider
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, 1801) (hogchoker)
* ''Trinectes microphthalmus
''Trinectes microphthalmus'' is a species of sole in the family Achiridae. It was described by Paul Chabanaud in 1928, originally under the genus ''Achirus''. It is known from Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname
Suriname ...
'' ( Chabanaud, 1928)
* ''Trinectes opercularis
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' ( Nichols & Murphy
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, 1944) (spotted-cheek sole)
* ''Trinectes paulistanus
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915) (slipper sole)
* ''Trinectes xanthurus
''Trinectes'' is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chap ...
'' H. J. Walker & Bollinger, 2001
References
Achiridae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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