Tripletail
📖 Overview
Adult inhabits bays , muddy estuaries and lower reaches of large rivers . A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the surface in the company of floating objects. Occasionally drifts over reefs . Juvenile may occur in floating Sargassum and mimic a floating leaf . Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish . Marketed fresh, frozen, or salted.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12. Adults dark brown or greenish yellow above, silvery grey below; pectorals pale yellow, other fins darker than body; caudal fin with yellow margin . Rounded caudal fin that appear as single 3-lobed fin .: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tripletail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tripletail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tripletail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; benthopelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 70 m , usually 0 - 70 m . Subtropical; 45°N - 53°S, 98°W - 154°W East Africa through all countries of Southeast Asia north to Taiwan Province of China and southern Japan, northern Australia to southern Queensland, New Guinea to New Britain, and south to Fiji.
🌿 Ecology
benthic crustaceans and small fish (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Tripletail is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.8 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 268 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Tripletail has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic tripletail · Black Grunt · Black Perch · Bouy Fish · Brown Triple Tail · Conchy Leaf · Dusky Perch · Dusky Triple-tail · Dusky Tripletail · Flasher · Jumping Cod · Sleepfish · Triple tail · Triple-tail · Tripletail · Tripletail, Atlantic tripletail · Tripple Tail · Bouyfish · Brown Tripletail |
| 🌍AFR | Driestert |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سبيطي · ميست |
| 🌍BEN | Somudra koi |
| 🏳️Catalan | Cua triple de l'Atlàntic |
| 🌍CES | pilohřbetec hnědý |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Sort trehale · Sororoca |
| 🇩🇪German | Dreischwanzbarsch |
| 🌍ELL | Lovopsaro · Λοβόψαρο |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | kolmipyrstö |
| 🇫🇷French | Chobie · Croupia roche · Dormeur |
| 🌍HEB | לובוט כל-ימי |
| 🌍IND | Kakap telessi |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce figo · Pesce foglia · Pesce foglia dell'Atlantico |
| 🌍JAV | Cabeh watu |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Matsudai · マツダイ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 백미돔 |
| 🌍MSA | Ikan tidur · Kakap batu · Puyu laut |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Trofte deti · Trójchwoscik lobotes · trójchwościk drobnołuski |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Brejereba · Carauaçu · Cará-do-mar · Chacarona · Chancharrona · Colo-colo · Crauaçu · Croaçu · Dorminhoco · Frejereba · Frejereva · Furriel · Gereba · Lobotes · Peixe-fita comum · Peixe-folha · Peixe-serra · Perca-folha-do-Atlântico · Pigget knurhane · Piraboca · Piraca · Piragica · Preguiçosa-branca · Prejereba · Xabla denbha rqiq · Xános |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Суринамский лобот |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Berrugate · Berrugato · Biajaca de la Mar · Biajacas de Mar · Burro · Dormilona · Garlopa del Atlántico · Macuri · Pargee · Phargee · Tres Colitas · Viuda Dormilona · biajaca de mar · dormilona del Atlántico |
| 🌍TGL | Kulapo |
| 🌍THA | Kaphongkhisao |
| 🌍TUR | tahta baligi · uckuyruk |
| 🌍VIE | Cá kẽn · Cá rô biển |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 打鐵婆 · 打铁鲈 · 松鯛 · 枯葉 · 海吳郭 · 睡魚 · 石鯽 |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 110 records indexed .
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