Blacklip Tripodfish
Trixiphichthys weberi
- Usual depth50–138 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Trixiphichthys, 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 Trixiphichthys weberi, the blacktip tripodfish or longnosed 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: 14 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 29 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 72 records
- July: 29 records
- August: 99 records
- September: 96 records
- October: 164 records
- November: 56 records
- December: 25 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 50–138 m · Deepest record: 310 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blacklip Tripodfish, Blacktip Tripodfish, Long-nosed Tripodfish
Other scientific names: Triacanthus weberi
Similar species
- Blotched Tripodfish
Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer
- 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).
- 678 open-data records from 1909 to 2017.
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