Tripletail
| Tripletail | |
|---|---|
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| Atlantic tripletail, (L. surinamensis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Lobotidae T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Genus: | Lobotes G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lobotes is a genus of perciform fishes known as the tripletails native to subtropical and tropical waters in all oceans. This is the sole genus in the family Lobotidae.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Lobotes pacificus C. H. Gilbert, 1898 (Pacific tripletail)
- Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) (Atlantic tripletail)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Lobotes in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Lobotidae" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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