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. They are fairly small, with the largest species only reaching in length.
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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. They are fairly small, with the largest species only reaching in length.
==Species== The currently recognised species in this genus are: Trinectes fimbriatus (Günther, 1862) (fringed sole) Trinectes fluviatilis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (freshwater sole) Trinectes fonsecensis (Günther, 1862) (spotted-fin sole) Trinectes hubbsbollinger Duplain, Chapleau & Munroe, 2012 Trinectes inscriptus (P. H. Gosse, 1851) (scrawled sole) Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (hogchoker) Trinectes microphthalmus (Chabanaud, 1928) Trinectes opercularis (Nichols & Murphy, 1944) (spotted-cheek sole) Trinectes paulistanus (A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915) (slipper sole) Trinectes xanthurus H. J. Walker & Bollinger, 2001
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