''Lobotes'' is a
genus
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of
perciform
Perciformes (), also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, is an order (biology), order or superorder of Actinopterygii, ray-finned fish. If considered a single order, they are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of a ...
fishes known as the tripletails native to subtropical and tropical waters in all oceans. This is the sole genus in the
family
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Lobotidae.
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:Lobotes surinamensis
The Atlantic tripletail or tripletail (''Lobotes surinamensis'') is a warm-water marine fish found across the tropics; it can grow to 90 cm long and weigh 18 kg. It is also known by fishermen by names like flasher or steamboat. You ...
'' (Bloch Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
A–F
* (1859-1914), French rabbi
*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881-1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
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, 1790) (Atlantic tripletail)
References
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Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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