Tripletail Or Chobie

This fish is primarily an open-water fish, though it occasionally is taken in inside waters. It prefers shady spots 25 to 50 feet deep around piling or an old wreck.

The adult fish is dull black with silver-gray sides and belly. Younger fish are mottled with yellowish or grayish blotches, or sometimes with brownish and greenish shadings.

A common name for this fellow is Tripletail, taken from the location of posterior fins that give the fish almost the advantage of three tails when trying to pull away from an angler. He also is known as Black Tripletail, Buoyfish, and Chofa.