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
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]
Achirus microphthalmus Chabanaud, 1928

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