| Family: | Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes) |
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| Order: | Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Fleshy-lipped spikefish | |||
| Max. size: | 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6660) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 – 607 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
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Indo-West Pacific: east coast of Africa to Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 – 14. Reddish, darker above; some specimens with a blue stripe from eye through gill opening and pectoral base to halfway back on body (Ref. 6660). | |||
| Biology: | Feeds on scales of fishes. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Matsuura, Keiichi | |||
