Species FAO code: LOB

Lobotes surinamensis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr croupia roche fr croupia grande mer	–
Italy	it Pesce foglia	–
Portugal	pt Peixe-folha	–
Spain	es Dormilona	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

Habitat

Saltwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

Scientific name

Lobotes surinamensis

Author

(Bloch, 1790)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LOB

Morphological description

Adults dark brown or greenish yellow above, silvery grey below; pectorals pale yellow, other fins darker than body; caudal fin with yellow margin (Ref. 4386). Rounded caudal fin that appear as single 3-lobed fin (Ref. 26938).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLobotidae
    - GenusLobotes
      - SpeciesLobotes surinamensis

Synonyms

Holocentrus surinamensis Bloch, 1790
Lobotes farkharii Cuvier, 1830
Lobotes auctorum Günther, 1859
Lobotes erate Cuvier, 1830
Lobotus surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
Bodianus triourus Mitchill, 1815
Lobotes somnolentus Cuvier, 1830
Lobotes citrinus Richardson, 1846
Lobotes incurvus Richardson, 1846

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)

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Lobotes surinamensis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 21 - Atlantic, Northwest

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 31 - Atlantic, Western Central

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 41 - Atlantic, Southwest

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 61 - Pacific, Northwest

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Area 77 - Pacific, Eastern Central

Area 87 - Pacific, Southeast