Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
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A tripletail from tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, except the eastern Pacific.
- Scientific name
- Lobotes surinamensis
- Family
- Lobotidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Lobotidae
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Synonyms
- Bodianus triourus, Holocentrus surinamensis, Labotes pacificus, Lobotes auctorum, Lobotes citrinus, Lobotes erate, Lobotes farkharii, Lobotes incurvus, Lobotes pacificus, Lobotes somnolentus, Lobotus surinamensis
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, África, América do Norte, América do Sul, Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 110 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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