WoRMS taxon details
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
126973 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126973)
accepted
Species
Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815 · unaccepted (synonym)
Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lobotus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) · unaccepted (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 98, Pl. 243 [details]
page(s): 98, Pl. 243 [details]
Description Found in coastal waters and entering muddy estuaries. A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the...
Distribution tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans; Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina
Description Found in coastal waters and entering muddy estuaries. A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the surface in the company of floating objects. Occasionly drifts over reefs (Ref. 9710). The young resemble leaves. Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish. Sold fresh, frozen or salted. An excellent food fish. [details]
Distribution tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans; Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina
Distribution tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans; Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126973 on 2024-04-19
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original description
(of Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815) Mitchill, S. L. (1815). The fishes of New-York, described and arranged. <em>Transactions of the Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York.</em> v. 1 (art. 5) (for 1814): 355-492, Pls. 1-6.
page(s): 418, Pl. 3 (fig. 10) [details]
original description (of Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 322 [details]
original description (of Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 324 [details]
original description (of Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 324, Pl. 126 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 98, Pl. 243 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
page(s): 418, Pl. 3 (fig. 10) [details]
original description (of Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 322 [details]
original description (of Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 324 [details]
original description (of Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830) Cuvier, G. ; Valenciennes, A. (1830). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome cinquième. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. Livre cinquième. Des Sciénoïdes. v. 5: i-xxviii + 1-499 + 4 pp., Pls. 100-140. [Cuvier authored volume. i-xx + 1-374 in Strasbourg edition.].
page(s): 324, Pl. 126 [details]
original description (of Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790) Bloch, M. E. (1790). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 4: i-xii + 1-128, Pls. 217-252. [Also a French edition, Ichthyologie, ou Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons, v. 7, published 1797.].
page(s): 98, Pl. 243 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Found in coastal waters and entering muddy estuaries. A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the surface in the company of floating objects. Occasionly drifts over reefs (Ref. 9710). The young resemble leaves. Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish. Sold fresh, frozen or salted. An excellent food fish. [details]Diet Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish [details]
Distribution tropical and subtropical waters of all oceans; Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to Argentina [details]
Habitat Inhabits bays and estuaries. [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, fishery and gamefish [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | tripletailAtlantic tripletail | [details] |
| Hebrew | לובוט כל-ימי | [details] |
| Japanese | マツダイ | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Λοβόψαρο | [details] |
| Spanish | dormilona del Atlántico | [details] |
| Turkish | uckuyruktahta baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (119 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (208 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lobotes surinamensis, by Silva, P.)
To GenBank (110 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To GenBank (110 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lobotes surinamensis FIN030613 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lobotes surinamensis USNM 403358 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (208 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (38 publications) (from synonym Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (46 publications) (from synonym Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To FishBase (from synonym Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790))
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830)
To FishBase images (Lobotes surinamensis, by Silva, P.)
To GenBank (110 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To GenBank (110 nucleotides; 124 proteins) (from synonym Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lobotes surinamensis FIN030613 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Lobotes surinamensis USNM 403358 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
