Lobotes pacifica
| Lobotes pacifica | |
|---|---|
| The type specimen, from Panama | |
| Another specimen, 200 mm (7.9 in) long | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Lobotidae |
| Genus: | Lobotes |
| Species: | L. pacifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobotes pacifica Gilbert, 1898 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lobotes pacifica, the Pacific tripletail or West Coast tripletail, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae, the tripletails and tiger perches. This species is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean.