Blotched Tripodfish
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
- Usual depth13–41 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and March
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Pseudotriacanthus is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triacanthidae, the triplespines or tripodfishes. The only species in this genus is Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer, the longspined tripodfish. This taxon is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–41 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blotched Tripodfish, Long-spined Tripodfish, Longspined Tripodfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Thai
- ปลาวัวหนามจมูกยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 三刺魨, 三腳釘, 三角狄, 粗鱗假三棘魨, 長吻假三刺魨
Other scientific names: Triacanthus strigilifer, Triacanthus striglifer
Similar species
- Blacklip Tripodfish
Trixiphichthys weberi
- blackfinned triplespine
Triacanthus biaculeatus
- Long-tail Tripodfish
Tripodichthys blochii
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 68 open-data records from 1849 to 2011.
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