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Spikefishes
Triacanthodidae
The spikefishes (family Triacanthodidae) are ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes. They live in deep waters; more than 50 meters (165 feet), but above the continental shelves. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and the west-central Pacific.
The spikefishes are quite variable in form, with some species having tubular snouts (greatly elongated in Halimochirurgus and Macrorhamphosodes), and others have spoon-like teeth for scraping the scales off other fishes. Depending on the exact species involved, they reach a maximum length of about 5–22 centimetres (2.0–8.7 in).
11 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Triacanthodes
genusTriacanthodes
Hollardia
genusHollardia
Trumpetsnouts
genusMacrorhamphosodes
Bathyphylax
genusBathyphylax
Jambeau Spikefishes
genusParahollardia
Paratriacanthodes
genusParatriacanthodes
Halimochirurgus
genusHalimochirurgus
Tydemania
genusTydemania
Atrophacanthus
genusAtrophacanthus
Johnsonina
genusJohnsonina
Mephisto
genusMephisto
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86111.