Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Hogchoker

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Pleuronectiformes \| Achiridae
Synonyms	Pleuronectes maculatus, Achirus fasciatus, Pleuronectes mollis, ... more
Common names	Freshwater sole, Sole bavoche, Suela tortilla, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray. 1986. (Ref. 7251)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Ramos, Robson T.C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12193); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 51483)

Length at first maturity

L_m 10.00

Environment

Demersal; amphidromous (Ref. 40808); freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 75 m (Ref. 57178), usually 50 - 60 m (Ref. 51483)

Climate / Range

Subtropical; 5°C - 22°C (Ref. 13614); 43°N - 9°N, 79°W - 74°W (Ref. 57273)

Western Central Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, to Panama.
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Adults inhabit coastal waters. They also enter fresh waters, going hundreds of miles upstream. Migrate downstream to spawn in spring (Ref. 36739). Larvae move upstream after hatching (Ref. 36739). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5020

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=1; tmax=7; K=0.21(?))


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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