Trinectes

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Hogchoker (Trinectes maculatus).jpg

| image_caption = Hogchoker (T. maculatus)

| taxon = Trinectes

| authority = Rafinesque, 1832

| type_species = Trinectes scabra

| type_species_authority = Rafinesque 1832

| synonyms = * Verconectes Whitley, 1931

}}

Trinectes is a genus of American soles native to the Americas. Most species are coastal, occurring in both salt and brackish water, but several may enter fresh water and one, T. hubbsbollinger, is restricted to rivers.Duplain, R.R., Chapleau, F. & Munroe, T.A. (2012): A New Species of Trinectes (Pleuronectiformes: Achiridae) from the Upper Río San Juan and Río Condoto, Colombia. Copeia, 2012 (3): 541-546. They are fairly small, with the largest species only reaching {{convert|25|cm|abbr=on}} in length.{{FishBase genus | genus = Trinectes| month = October | year = 2012}}