Longsnout Spikefish
Halimochirurgus centriscoides
- Usual depth264–401 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 19 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 264–401 m · Deepest record: 438 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Longsnout Spikefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 三刺魨, 三腳釘, 三角狄, 長管吻魨
Other scientific names: Halimochirugus centriscoides
Similar species
- Alcock's Spikefish
Halimochirurgus alcocki
- Boomer Spikefish
Bathyphylax bombifrons
- Hawaiian Spikefish
Hollardia goslinei
- Largegill Trumpetsnout
Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus
- Shortsnout spikefish
Triacanthodes ethiops
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 69 open-data records from 1899 to 2025.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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