Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
| Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Triacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotriacanthus Fraser-Brunner, 1941 |
| Species: | P. strigilifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer (Cantor, 1849) | |
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer, the Long-spined Tripodfish, is a species of Triacanthidae native to the Indian Ocean and the central western Pacific Ocean where it is found in coastal marine waters, also entering brackish waters in estuaries, at depths of from 2 to 110 metres (6.6 to 360.9 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL though it more usually does not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. It is of minor commercial importance and is also found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus. [1]
References
- ↑ 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.
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