Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Achiridae American soles

Genus: Trinectes

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Trinectes fimbriatus (Günther, 1862)

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Trinectes fimbriatus
[Fringed sole]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm
Trinectes fluviatilis (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928)

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Trinectes fluviatilis
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Trinectes fonsecensis (Günther, 1862)

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Trinectes fonsecensis
[Spottedfin sole]
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Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Trinectes hubbsbollinger
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Trinectes inscriptus (Gosse, 1851)

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Trinectes inscriptus
[Scrawled sole]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Trinectes maculatus
[Hogchoker]

Photo by Figueiredo, J.L./Menezes, N.A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.4 cm TL
Trinectes microphthalmus (Chabanaud, 1928)

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Trinectes microphthalmus
[]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Trinectes opercularis (Nichols & Murphy, 1944)

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Trinectes opercularis
[Spottedcheek sole]

Photo by Macieira, R.M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20.5 cm TL
Trinectes paulistanus (Miranda Ribeiro, 1915)

Photo by Photo by Macieira, R.M.
 
Trinectes paulistanus
[Slipper sole]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm NG
Trinectes xanthurus Walker & Bollinger, 2001

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Trinectes xanthurus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Trinectes fimbriatus Fringed sole Eastern Central Pacific 13.5 TL 1862
Trinectes fluviatilis Eastern Pacific 5 1928
Trinectes fonsecensis Spottedfin sole Eastern Central Pacific 25 TL 1862
Trinectes hubbsbollinger South America 7.0 SL 2012
Trinectes inscriptus Scrawled sole Western Atlantic 15 TL 1851
Trinectes maculatus Hogchoker Western Central Atlantic 20 TL 1801
Trinectes microphthalmus Western Atlantic 9.4 TL 1928
Trinectes opercularis Spottedcheek sole Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL 1944
Trinectes paulistanus Slipper sole Western Atlantic 20.5 TL 1915
Trinectes xanthurus Eastern Central Pacific 8.5 NG 2001



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