Tripletail

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Tripletail

Tripletails are perciform fishes in the genus Lobotes, the only genus in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
Lobotidae.

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Tripletails are perciform fishes in the genus Lobotes, the only genus in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
Lobotidae.

Species

Pacific tripletail, Lobotes pacificus Gilbert, 1898.
Atlantic tripletail
Atlantic tripletail

The Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis, is a warm water marine fish that can grow to 90 cm long and weigh 18 kg. It is also known under the name flasher....
, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790).