Scientific name Datnioides | Suborder Percoidei Order Perciformes | |
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Family DatnioididaeFowler, 1931 Lower classifications Siamese tigerfish, Datnioides microlepis |
44cm datnioides microlepis indonesian tigerfish
Datnioides is a genus of fish known commonly as the freshwater tripletails. It is the only genus in the family Datnioididae. These fish are found in fresh and brackish waters of coastal areas, rivers and estuaries in South and Southeast Asia and New Guinea.
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Some researchers suggest that this family is related to the tripletails, family Lobotidae, while others do not find enough evidence to make the suggestion. The two families share an apparently unique mode of tooth replacement, a trait which might be a synapomorphy.

Siam tiger fish datnioides pulcher
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:




References
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