Datnioides polota

Datnioides polota
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Lobotidae
Genus: Datnioides
Species:
D. polota
Binomial name
Datnioides polota
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Coius polota Hamilton, 1822
  • Coius quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
  • Datnioides quadrifasciatus (Sevastianof, 1809)
  • Chaetodon quadrifasciatus Sevastianoff, 1809
  • Coius binotatus J. E. Gray, 1834
  • Lobotes hexazona Bleeker, 1850

Datnioides polota, the silver tigerfish, silver tiger perch, barred tigerfish, four-banded tripletail, four-banded tigerfish or four-barred tigerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae, the tripletails and tiger perches. This fish is found in southern Asia and New Guinea.