Biology:Triacanthodes

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Triacanthodes
Triacanthodes anomalus by OpenCage.JPG
Triacanthodes anomalus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthodidae
Genus: Triacanthodes
Bleeker, 1857

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

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Triacanthodes anomalus Temminck & Schlegel, 1850
  • Triacanthodes ethiops Alcock, 1894 (Shortsnout spikefish)
  • Triacanthodes indicus Matsuura, 1982
  • Triacanthodes intermedius Matsuura & Fourmanoir, 1984

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 ☰ Q199216 entry