Saltwater Fish of Connecticut
Atlantic Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
🏆 Connecticut State Record
Harvest10 lb 5.6 oz · 24"Calvin Hansen · 2025 · Butterfish Hole
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Also called: Tripletail
Identification
Deep-bodied, mottled brown to black fish whose rounded dorsal and anal fins look like three tails.
Habitat
Warm water; rare summer visitor that hangs under floating debris, buoys and weed lines.
Behavior
Floats on its side near the surface mimicking a leaf or debris, ambushing shrimp and small fish.
How to Catch
Sight-cast shrimp or small jigs to fish holding under buoys and floating objects.
Notes
Rare visitor to Connecticut — listed in CT DEEP’s exotic marine species record category.