Freshwater Flounder
Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Order | Carangiformes |
| Family | Achiridae |
| Genus | Trinectes |
| Species | Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Marion
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2019.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New York
- S3 Vulnerable
- Delaware
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- SNR Unranked
- District of Columbia
- S2N Imperiled (non-breeding)
- Florida
- S5 Secure
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3020. https://cavebiology.org/species/trinectes-maculatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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