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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthidae Triplespines

Genus: Triacanthus

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Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch, 1786)

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Triacanthus biaculeatus
[Short-nosed tripodfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker, 1852

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Triacanthus nieuhofii
[Silver tripodfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Triacanthus biaculeatus Short-nosed tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1786
Triacanthus nieuhofii Silver tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 28 TL 1852



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