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Family: Lobotidae Tripletails



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Datnioides campbelli Asia and Oceania 32 SL 1939
Datnioides microlepis Finescale tigerfish Asia 55 TL 1854
Datnioides polota Asia and Oceania 30 SL 1822
Datnioides pulcher Siamese tiger perch Asia 40 SL 1998
Datnioides undecimradiatus Mekong tiger perch Asia 40 SL 1994
Hapalogenys analis Broadbanded velvetchin Northwest Pacific 20.1 SL 1845
Hapalogenys bengalensis Indian velvetchin Eastern Indian Ocean 8.7 SL 2013
Hapalogenys dampieriensis Australian striped velvetchin Indo-west Pacific 30 SL 2006
Hapalogenys filamentosus Philippine dark velvetchin Western Central Pacific 14.9 SL 2006
Hapalogenys kishinouyei Lined javelinfish Western Pacific 33.8 SL 1906
Hapalogenys merguiensis Mergui velvetchin Eastern Indian Ocean 24.2 SL 2000
Hapalogenys nigripinnis Short barbeled velvetchin Northwest Pacific 40 SL 1843
Hapalogenys sennin Long barbeled grunter Northwest Pacific 29.6 SL 2005
Lobotes pacifica Pacific tripletail Eastern Pacific 100 TL 1898
Lobotes surinamensis Tripletail Tropical and subtropical 110 TL 1790



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013