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Triacanthidae (Triplespines)
Etymology: Tripodichthys: Greek, tres, tria = three + Greek, pous = foot + Greek, ichthys = fish; a fish with perches on three fins that form a tripod (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad ? - 50 m (Ref. 9804). Tropical
Western Pacific: Arabian Sea, Japan (stray), China (stray), South China Sea including Gulf of Thailand, and Indonesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9804)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 24; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 19. Spiny dorsal-fin membrane pale (Ref 9804).
Inhabits sandy and muddy flats of coastal waters. Feeds on benthic invertebrates. Marketed fresh.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Matsuura, K., 2001. Triacanthidae. Triplespines. p. 3905-3910. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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