blackfinned triplespine
Triacanthus biaculeatus
- Usual depth0–38 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Triacanthus biaculeatus, also known as the short-nosed tripod fish, black-finned triple-spine, blacktail tripodfish, hollow-snouted tripodfish or silver tripodfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triacanthidae, the triplespines or tripodfishes. This species 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: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–38 m · Deepest record: 315 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- blackfinned triplespine, Black-finned Triple-spine, Blacktail Tripodfish, Hollow-snouted Tripodfish, Sharp-nosed Tripodfish, Short-nosed Tripod-fish, Short-nosed Tripodfish, Shortnosed Tripodfish, Shortnose Tripodfish, Silver Leather-jacket, Triple-spine, Triplespine
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Gima, ギマ
- Thai
- ปลาวัวจมูกสั้น, ปลาวัวสามเขา
- Simplified Chinese
- 三刺魨, 三腳釘, 三角狄, 雙棘三刺魨, 雙棘三棘魨
Other scientific names: Balistes biaculeatus, Triacanthus biaculaetus, Triacanthus brevirostris
Similar species
- Blotched Tripodfish
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
- Blacklip Tripodfish
Trixiphichthys weberi
- 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).
- 263 open-data records from 1786 to 2021.
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