Scientific Name
Trinectes maculatus

Common Name
Hogchoker

Biology
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.

Classification

Classified By

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

American soles (Achiridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Atlantic

Distribution

Western Central Atlantic: Massachusetts to Florida, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, to Panama.

Range

43°N - 9°N, 79°W - 74°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

5 °C

Water Temperature To

22 °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

75 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

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

Trophic Level

2.95 s.e. 0.26 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

20.0 cm

Common Length

11.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated