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Paratriacanthodes retrospinis Fowler, 1934 Sawspine spikefish |
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photo by
Shao, K.T. |
| Family: | Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes), subfamily: Triacanthodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 418 - 920 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Japan, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, South China Sea, Australia, and south to New Caledonia and the Norfolk Ridge. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-13. Reddish pink in color, with 3 pale lines, silvery blue from lower jaw to anus (Ref. 6660). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||