Triacanthus_nieuhofii

<i>Triacanthus nieuhofii</i>

Triacanthus nieuhofii

Species of fish

Triacanthus nieuhofii, also known as the silver tripodfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Triacanthidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Distribution

The species is found in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Sea, and the South China Sea. It can be found in sandy parts of coastal areas.[1]

Description

The lower half of the body is silvery, while the upper half of the body is darkish. The dorsal fin, the pectoral fin, and the tailfin are all yellow. The species has a total length of 28 cm.[2][1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Triacanthus nieuhofii, Silver tripodfish : fisheries". www.fishbase.in. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  2. [2]
    Mohanty, Swarup Ranjan; Mohapatra, Anil; Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar (2018-09-21). "First Record of Triacanthus nieuhofii Bleeker, 1852 (Tetraodontiformes: Triacanthidae) from Northern East Coast of India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 118 (3). ISSN 2581-8686.


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