Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lobotidae Tripletails

Genus: Datnioides

(See list of species below)



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5 species
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Photo by Weston, G.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Datnioides campbelli Whitley, 1939

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Datnioides campbelli
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Datnioides microlepis Bleeker, 1854

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Datnioides microlepis
[Finescale tigerfish]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)

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Datnioides polota
[]

Photo by van Uitert, K.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Datnioides pulcher (Kottelat, 1998)

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Datnioides pulcher
[Siamese tiger perch]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Datnioides undecimradiatus (Roberts & Kottelat, 1994)

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Datnioides undecimradiatus
[Mekong tiger perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Datnioides campbelli Asia and Oceania 32 SL 1939
Datnioides microlepis Finescale tigerfish Asia 55 TL 1854
Datnioides polota Asia and Oceania 30 SL 1822
Datnioides pulcher Siamese tiger perch Asia 40 SL 1998
Datnioides undecimradiatus Mekong tiger perch Asia 40 SL 1994



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