Trinectes microphthalmus

Trinectes microphthalmus is a species of sole in the family Achiridae.[2] It was described by Paul Chabanaud in 1928, originally under the genus Achirus.[1] It is known from Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. It dwells in brackish lagoons[2] at a depth range of 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft).[3]

Trinectes microphthalmus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae
Genus: Trinectes
Species:
T. microphthalmus
Binomial name
Trinectes microphthalmus
(Chabanaud, 1928)
Synonyms[1]
  • Achirus microphthalmus Chabanaud, 1928

T. micropthalmus is rated as Least Concern on the IUCN redlist.[3]

References

  1. Synonyms of Trinectes microphthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Trinectes microphthalmus" in FishBase. July 2019 version.
  3. Trinectes microphthalmus at the IUCN redlist.


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