Lobotes pacificus

Lobotes pacificus, commonly known as the Pacific tripletail or West Coast tripletail,[2] is a species of fish in the genus Lobotes.[1][3] It is found near the coast in the eastern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California, at depths between the surface and 50 metres (160 ft) deep.[1] L. pacificus is caught in some artisanal fisheries and commercially sold.[4] There is disagreement about whether L. pacificus is a synonym of Lobotes surinamensis (the Atlantic tripletail),[4] but it is generally regarded as an independent species.[5] It is categorised as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]

Lobotes pacificus
The type specimen, from Panama
Another specimen, 200 mm (7.9 in) long
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lobotidae
Genus: Lobotes
Species:
L. pacificus
Binomial name
Lobotes pacificus
Gilbert, 1898
Synonyms

References
  1. Lea, R.; Bearez, P.; van der Heiden, A.; Acero, A.; Cotta, A. (2010). "Lobotes pacificus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178077A7484332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T178077A7484332.en. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "Lobotes pacificus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. Meek, Seth Eugene; Hildebrand, Samuel Frederick (15 April 1925). Osgood, Wilfred H. (ed.). The Marine Fishes of Panama: Part II. Zoölogical Series. Vol. 15. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History. pp. 484–485. doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.5641. OCLC 173283033. Wikidata Q51502142.
  4. Chacón-Guzmán, Jonathan; Carvajal-Oses, Milagro; Herrera-Ulloa, Ángel; Toledo-Agüero, Pedro (12 September 2019). "Growth and fillet yield in recirculation systems of Lobotes pacificus (Perciformes: Lobotidae), a species with aquaculture potential". Journal of Marine and Coastal Sciences. National University of Costa Rica. 11 (2): 119–133. doi:10.15359/revmar.11-2.7. eISSN 1659-407X. hdl:11056/20444. ISSN 1659-455X.
  5. Baughman, J. L. (March 1943). "Additional Notes on the Occurrence and Natural History of the Triple Tail, Lobotes surinamensis". The American Midland Naturalist. 29 (2): 365–370. doi:10.2307/2420797. ISSN 0003-0031. JSTOR 2420797.
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