''Trinectes microphthalmus'' is a species of sole in the family

Achiridae 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 ...

. It was described by

Paul Chabanaud Paul Chabanaud (30 November 1876, in Versailles – 27 February 1959) was a French ichthyologist and herpetologist. Beginning in 1915, he worked as a volunteer under zoologist Louis Roule at the ''Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle'' in Pari ...

in 1928, originally under the genus ''

Achirus ''Achirus'' is a genus of American soles native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. They are mainly found in coastal areas, including salt and brackish water, but some species are found in fresh water. Species The currently re ...

''. It is known from Venezuela, Brazil,

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, French Guiana,

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, and Trinidad and Tobago. It dwells in brackish lagoons at a depth range of .''Trinectes microphthalmus''
at the IUCN redlist. ''T. micropthalmus'' is rated as Least Concern on the IUCN redlist.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2623654 Pleuronectiformes Fish described in 1928