Trinectes microphthalmus
Species of fish
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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]
| Trinectes microphthalmus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Trinectes |
| Species: | T. microphthalmus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trinectes microphthalmus (Chabanaud, 1928) | |
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T. micropthalmus is rated as Least Concern on the IUCN redlist.[3]
