Trinectes maculatus
Size:
to 8"
Habitat:
Soft sandy bottoms, in depths from water's edge to 75 ft. Often found far inland in freshwater.
Description:
This is a right-eyed sole. Identifying characteristics are the lack of a pectoral fin.
Naked Sole is similar but scaleless.
These fish all live and feed on the bottom, out in the open. Often they will hide in the sand with just their eyes visible, and most can change color to match their surroundings.
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Esox niger
Size
to 39"
Eastern or 'Chain' pickerels are deep olive-green on the back, shading to a creamy yellow on the belly. Olive green blotches are present within distinct black chain-like or interwoven markings on the sides. There is a distinct dark, vertical bar below the eye. The cheek and gill covers are completely covered by scales. The underside of the lower jaw has 14-17 branchiostegal rays. There are no recognized subspecies. However, they hybridize readily with redfin pickerels. They are distantly related to trout and salmon.
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