Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)

Scientific name: Trinectes maculatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus)

The Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus) is a freshwater fish of the family Achiridae. In the aquarium it needs water at 5–22°C (41–72°F). Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Massachusetts to Florida, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, to Panama.

Hogchoker care at a glance

Temperature
5–22°C (41–72°F)

Biology

Adults inhabit coastal waters. They also enter fresh waters, going hundreds of miles upstream. Migrate downstream to spawn in spring. Larvae move upstream after hatching. Minimum depth reported taken from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trinectes maculatus
Family
Achiridae (American soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
11.0
Depth range
0–75 m (0–246 ft)
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal; amphidromous; depth range 0 - 75 m, usually 50 - 60 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, to Panama.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=7; K=0.21(?))

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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