''Trinectes'' is a

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of American soles native to the

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. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and

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, but several may enter fresh water and one, ''T. hubbsbollinger'', is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chapleau, F. & Munroe, T.A. (2012): A New Species of ''Trinectes'' (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae) from the Upper Río San Juan and Río Condoto, Colombia. ''Copeia, 2012 (3): 541-546.'' 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'' (

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, 1928) (freshwater sole) * '' Trinectes fonsecensis'' (Günther, 1862) (spotted-fin sole) * '' Trinectes hubbsbollinger'' Duplain, Chapleau &

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, 2012 * '' Trinectes inscriptus'' ( P. H. Gosse, 1851) (scrawled sole) * '' Trinectes maculatus'' (

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& Schneider, 1801) (hogchoker) * '' Trinectes microphthalmus'' ( Chabanaud, 1928) * '' Trinectes opercularis'' ( Nichols &

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, 1944) (spotted-cheek sole) * '' Trinectes paulistanus'' ( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915) (slipper sole) * '' Trinectes xanthurus'' H. J. Walker &

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, 2001

References

American soles Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Pleuronectiformes-stub