Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus)

Scientific name: Lobotes pacificus Gilbert, 1898

Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus)

The Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Lobotidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Nicaragua to Peru.

Biology

Feeds mainly on benthic crustaceans and small fishes

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lobotes pacificus
Family
Lobotidae (Tripletails)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
100.0
Common length
50.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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