Atlantic tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
- Usual depth0–44 m
- Water temperature16–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and September
- How commonCommon
About this species
The Atlantic tripletail, also known as the black grunt, black perch, buoy fish, buoyfish, brown triple tail, brown tripletail, conchy leaf, dusky triple-tail, dusky tripletail, flasher, sleepfish, triple tail, triple-tail, tripletail, or tripple tail, is a species of marine, ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 38 records
- February: 20 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 18 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–44 m · Deepest record: 640.1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Atlantic tripletail, Tripletail, Black Grunt, Black Perch, Bouyfish, Bouy Fish, Brown Tripletail, Brown Triple Tail, Conchy Leaf, Dusky Perch, Dusky Triple-tail, Dusky Tripletail, Flasher, Jumping Cod, Sleepfish, tripletail, Triple tail, Triple-tail, Tripletail, Atlantic tripletail, Tripple Tail
Names in 9 more languages
- German
- Dreischwanzbarsch
- Spanish
- Berrugate, Berrugato, Biajaca de la Mar, biajaca de mar, Biajacas de Mar, Burro, Dormilona, dormilona del Atlántico, Garlopa del Atlántico, Macuri, Pargee, Phargee, Tres Colitas, Viuda Dormilona
- Filipino
- Kulapo
- French
- Chobie, croupia roche, Croupia roche, Dormeur
- Indonesian
- Kakap telessi
- Japanese
- Matsudai, マツダイ
- Korean
- 백미돔
- Thai
- Kaphongkhisao
- Simplified Chinese
- 打鐵婆, 打铁鲈, 松鯛, 枯葉, 海吳郭, 睡魚, 石鯽
Other scientific names: Bodianus triourus, Holocentrus surinamensis, Lobotes auctorum, Lobotes citrinus, Lobotes erate, Lobotes farkharii, Lobotes incurvus, Lobotes somnolentus, Lobotus surinamensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 15,249 open-data records from 1900 to 2023.
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