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Axoclinus
Axoclinus is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae. This genus has six described species. It is restricted to the eastern tropical Pacific.
The genus is characterised by having ctenoid scales, a lateral line which shows pored scales towards the head and notched scales towards the tail, the pelvic fins have two separated rays and the anal fin also has two spines and the possession of vomerine teeth but no palatine teeth.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Carmine Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus storeyae
Cocos Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus cocoensis
Cortez Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus nigricaudus
Panama Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus lucillae
Multibarred Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus multicinctus
Rubinoff's Triplefin
speciesAxoclinus rubinoffi
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 86803.