Author: (Bloch, 1790)
FBname: Tripletail
Comments: Adult inhabits bays (Ref. 37816), muddy estuaries and lower reaches of large rivers (Ref. 48636).  A sluggish offshore fish that often floats on its side near the surface in the company of floating objects.  Occasionally drifts over reefs (Ref. 9710, 44187).  Juvenile may occur in floating <i>Sargassum</i> and mimic a floating leaf (Ref. 37816).  Feeds on benthic crustaceans and small fish (Ref. 30573, 44187).  Marketed fresh, frozen, or salted.