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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Triacanthidae Triplespines

Genus: Tripodichthys

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3 species (see list below)

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Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Tripodichthys angustifrons (Hollard, 1854)

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Tripodichthys angustifrons
[Black-flag tripodfish]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker, 1852)

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Tripodichthys blochii
[Long-tail tripodfish]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Tripodichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1851)

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Tripodichthys oxycephalus
[Short-tail tripodfish]
3 Species of Family Triacanthidae with Genus Tripodichthys
(Triplespines)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1854 Tripodichthys angustifrons Black-flag tripodfish Western Central Pacific 20 TL
1852 Tripodichthys blochii Long-tail tripodfish Western Pacific 15 TL
1851 Tripodichthys oxycephalus Short-tail tripodfish Indo-West Pacific 20 TL



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