Scientific Name
Lobotes surinamensis

Common Name
Tripletail

Biology
Dorsal spines : 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays : 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Adults dark brown or greenish yellow above, silvery grey below; pectorals pale yellow, other fins darker than body; caudal fin with yellow margin. Rounded caudal fin that appear as single 3-lobed fin.

Classification

Classified By

Bloch, 1790

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Tripletails (Lobotidae)

Distribution

Region

Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. Western Atlantic

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans. Western Atlantic: Canada to Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina. Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean Sea ; Madeira to the Gulf of Guinea ; South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan , Fiji and Tuvalu.

Range

45°N - 42°S, 100°W - 161°E

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous , usually 70 - ? m

Trophic Level

4.04 s.e. 0.71 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

110 cm

Common Length

80.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm=1; tmax=3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated