Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lobotidae Tripletails

Genus: Lobotes

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Lobotes pacifica Gilbert, 1898

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Lobotes pacifica
[Pacific tripletail]

Photo by Silva, P.

Tropical and subtropical
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

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Lobotes surinamensis
[Tripletail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lobotes pacifica Pacific tripletail Eastern Pacific 100 TL 1898
Lobotes surinamensis Tripletail Tropical and subtropical 110 TL 1790



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