Trinectes microphthalmus
| Trinectes microphthalmus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Carangiformes | 
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei | 
| Family: | Achiridae | 
| Genus: | Trinectes | 
| Species: | T. microphthalmus   | 
| Binomial name | |
| Trinectes microphthalmus (Chabanaud, 1928)   | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
 
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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]
T. micropthalmus is rated as Least Concern on the IUCN redlist.[3]
References
- ^ a b Synonyms of Trinectes microphthalmus at www.fishbase.org.
 - ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trinectes microphthalmus". FishBase. July 2019 version.
 - ^ a b Trinectes microphthalmus at the IUCN redlist.