Biology:Paratriacanthodes

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Paratriacanthodes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthodidae
Subfamily: Triacanthodinae
Genus: Paratriacanthodes
Fowler, 1934

Paratriacanthodes is a genus of spikefishes found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Paratriacanthodes abei J. C. Tyler, 1997
  • Paratriacanthodes herrei G. S. Myers, 1934
  • Paratriacanthodes retrospinis Fowler, 1934 (Sawspine spikefish)

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.

Wikidata ☰ Q199222 entry