| Tripletail | |
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| Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lobotidae T. N. Gill, 1861 |
| Genus: | Lobotes G. Cuvier, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lobotes is a genus of ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Lobotidae known as the tripletails. These fishes are found in subtropical and tropical waters in all oceans.