Shortnose Tripodfish, Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786)
Other Names: Black-finned Triple-spine, Blacktail Tripodfish, Sharp-nosed Tripodfish, Shortnosed Tripodfish, Short-nosed Tripod-fish, Silver Leather-jacket, Triplespine, Triple-spine
A Shortnose Tripodfish, Triacanthus biaculeatus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
Summary:
A tripodfish with the a very dark membrane on the spinous dorsal fin between the first and third spines (and usually also between the third to fifth spines), and a slightly convex to straight head profile from above the eye to the dorsal-fin origin.
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Bray, D.J. 2018, Triacanthus biaculeatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Jul 2021, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/889
Shortnose Tripodfish, Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786)
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Distribution |
Northern Australia, from Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, to the Burdekin River, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. |
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Species Citation |
Balistes biaculeatus Bloch 1786, Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische Vol. 2: 17, pl. 148(2). Type locality: East Indies |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Shortnose Tripodfish, Triacanthus biaculeatus (Bloch 1786)
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