Scrawled sole (Trinectes inscriptus)

Scientific name: Trinectes inscriptus Gosse, 1851

Scrawled sole (Trinectes inscriptus)

The Scrawled sole (Trinectes inscriptus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Achiridae. Native range: Western Atlantic, southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Venezuela; absent from Gulf of Mexico.

Biology

Inhabits clear waters of oceanic islands; also in bays and mangrove-lined lagoons along continental coasts, on sandy-muddy bottoms. Feeds on invertebrates. Sexually mature after two years. Females are bigger than males.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trinectes inscriptus
Family
Achiridae (American soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
10.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: southern Florida, USA and the Bahamas to Venezuela; absent from Gulf of Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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