Freshwater Flounder
Trinectes maculatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Achiridae
- Genus
- Trinectes
Where to Find
Found in 14 diving areas across 12 countries and 4 regions.
- Antigua South Coast, Antigua & Barbuda - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 32 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 3 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 1 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 2 records
- Roatán, Honduras - 4 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 2 records
- Florida Keys, United States - 179 records
- Florida Springs, United States - 199 records
- Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 1 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 2 records