Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthidae Triplespines

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7 species

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor, 1849)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
[Long-spined tripodfish]
Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786)
Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Triacanthus biaculeatus
[Short-nosed tripodfish]
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker, 1852
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Triacanthus nieuhofii
[Silver tripodfish]
Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard, 1854)
Photo by FAO
 
Tripodichthys angustifrons
[Black-flag tripodfish]
Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker, 1852)
Photo by FAO
 
Tripodichthys blochii
[Long-tail tripodfish]
Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Tripodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1851)
Photo by FAO
 
Tripodichthys oxycephalus
[Short-tail tripodfish]
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Trixiphichthys weberi (Chaudhuri, 1910)
Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Trixiphichthys weberi
[Blacktip tripodfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer Long-spined tripodfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1849
Triacanthus biaculeatus Short-nosed tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1786
Triacanthus nieuhofii Silver tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 28 TL 1852
Tripodichthys angustifrons Black-flag tripodfish Western Central Pacific 20 TL 1854
Tripodichthys blochii Long-tail tripodfish Western Pacific 15 TL 1852
Tripodichthys oxycephalus Short-tail tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1851
Trixiphichthys weberi Blacktip tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1910



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