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Family: Datnioididae Freshwater tripletails



(See list of species below)



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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Weston, G.

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Datnioides campbelli Whitley, 1939

Photo by Weston, G.
 
Datnioides campbelli
[]

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv

Asia
Max. Length 45 cm SL
Datnioides microlepis Bleeker, 1854

Photo by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
 
Datnioides microlepis
[Finescale tigerfish]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Datnioides polota (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Datnioides polota
[]

Photo by van Uitert, K.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Datnioides pulcher (Kottelat, 1998)

Photo by van Uitert, K.
 
Datnioides pulcher
[Siamese tiger perch]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Datnioides undecimradiatus (Roberts & Kottelat, 1994)

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Datnioides undecimradiatus
[Mekong tiger perch]
5 Species of Family Datnioididae
(Freshwater tripletails)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1939 Datnioides campbelli Asia and Oceania 32 SL
1854 Datnioides microlepis Finescale tigerfish Asia 45 SL
1822 Datnioides polota Asia and Oceania 30 SL
1998 Datnioides pulcher Siamese tiger perch Asia 40 SL
1994 Datnioides undecimradiatus Mekong tiger perch Asia 40 SL



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