Pacific tripletail

Lobotes pacifica

One Hundred Centimeters Lobotid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Large
Tropical fish

Lobotes pacifica, the Pacific tripletail or West Coast tripletail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae, the tripletails and tiger perches. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lobotidae
Genus: Lobotes
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Nicaragua to Peru (Ref. 9312 ). Mexico and Sea of cortez (Ref. 97273 )

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