Short-nosed Tripodfish
Triacanthus biaculeatus
Also known as: Blackfin Triplespine, Black-finned Triplespine, Blacktail Tripodfish, Hollow-snouted Tripodfish, Sharp-nosed Tripodfish, Shortnose Tripodfish, Silver Horsefish, Silver Leatherjacket, Silver Tripodfish, Tripodfish
- Blackfin Triplespine
- Black-finned Triplespine
- Blacktail Tripodfish
- Hollow-snouted Tripodfish
- Sharp-nosed Tripodfish
- Shortnose Tripodfish
- Silver Horsefish
- Silver Leatherjacket
- Silver Tripodfish
- Tripodfish
Overview
Found over muddy sand flats, along coastlines and in estuaries.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found over muddy sand flats, along coastlines and in estuaries.
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