Long-tail Tripodfish
Tripodichthys blochii
- Usual depth5–102 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–102 m · Deepest record: 101.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Long-tail Tripodfish
Other scientific names: Triacanthus blochi, Triacanthus blochii, Tripodichthys blochi
Similar species
- Blotched Tripodfish
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
- Blacklip Tripodfish
Trixiphichthys weberi
- blackfinned triplespine
Triacanthus biaculeatus
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).
- 108 open-data records from 1925 to 2023.
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