Description

Also known as Long-nosed Triplespine, Long-nosed Tripodfish, Tripodfish, Weber's Tripodfish.

Found over muddy sand flats, along coastlines.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Length - 30cm
Depth - ?-65m
Widespread Indian Ocean, Western Pacific

Triplespines or Tripodfish are in the same family as pufferfish and ocean sunfish, but they also have a trigger spine like triggerfish and filefish which is usually much longer and two more spines in place of ventral fins. Ref: https://www.fishbase.in/summary/6642