Family Lobotidae - Tripletails
Order : Acanthuriformes Lobotidae Lobotidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 15 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: most tropical seas. No teeth on vomer and palatine. Rounded caudal fin. Head triangular. Anal and soft dorsal with a rounded lobe posteriorly making the fish look triple-tailed. Juveniles are said to float sideways like leaves as a form of camouflage. To about 1 m maximum length. Assumed to be pelagic spawners (RF).
Etymology : Greek, lobos = lobe ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Lobotiformes | | | Lobotidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Lobotidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Lobotus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
synonymseniornew
Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes pacificus (non Gilbert, 1898)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
! Labotes pacificus (non Gilbert, 1898)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lobotes pacifica Gilbert, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
! Lobotes pacificus Gilbert, 1898
synonymseniororiginal
Verrugato pacificus (Gilbert, 1898)
synonymseniornew
! Labotes pacificus Gilbert, 1898
synonymjuniororiginal
Hapalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
acceptedseniornew
Pogonias nigripinnis Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
synonymseniororiginal
! Hepalogenys nigripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
synonymseniornew
Hapalogenys nitens Richardson, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
! Hepalogenys nitens Richardson, 1844
synonymjuniororiginal
Hapalogenys aculeatus Nyström, 1887
synonymjuniororiginal
Hapalogenys guentheri Matsubara, 1933
synonymjuniororiginal
Hapalogenys analis Richardson, 1845
acceptedseniororiginal
Pristipoma mucronata Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Hapalogenys mucronatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Hepalogenys mucronatus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
! Hepalogenys mucronutus (Eydoux & Souleyet, 1850)
synonymjuniornew
Hapalogenys kishinouyei Smith & Pope, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
! Hepalogenys kishinouyei Smith & Pope, 1906
synonymseniororiginal
Hapalogenys merguiensis Iwatsuki, Satapoomin & Amaoka, 2000
acceptedseniororiginal
Hapalogenys sennin Iwatsuki & Nakabo, 2005
acceptedseniororiginal
Hapalogenys dampieriensis Iwatsuki & Russell, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Hapalogenys filamentosus Iwatsuki & Russell, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Hapalogenys bengalensis Mohapatra, Ray & Kumar, 2013
acceptedseniororiginal
Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)
acceptedseniornew
Coius polota Hamilton, 1822
synonymseniororiginal
! Datnoides polota (Hamilton, 1822)
synonymseniornew
Coius quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Datnioides quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
! Datniodes quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
! Dattnioides quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
synonymjuniornew
Chaetodon quadrifasciatus Sevastianoff, 1809
synonymjuniororiginal
Coius binotatus Gray, 1834
synonymjuniororiginal
Lobotes hexazona Bleeker, 1850
synonymjuniororiginal
Datnioides microlepis Bleeker, 1854
acceptedseniororiginal
Coius microlepis (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymseniornew
Datnioides campbelli Whitley, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Coius campbelli (Whitley, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Datnioides undecimradiatus (Roberts & Kottelat, 1994)
acceptedseniornew
Coius undecimradiatus Roberts & Kottelat, 1994
synonymseniororiginal
Datnioides pulcher (Kottelat, 1998)
acceptedseniornew
Coius pulcher Kottelat, 1998
synonymseniororiginal
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