Scientific Name
Triacanthodes ethiops

Common Name
Shortsnout spikefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Reddish but paler below; 3 yellowish lines and 2 reddish-yellow lines on body (Ref. 6660).

Classification

Classified By

Alcock, 1894

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Spikefishes (Triacanthodidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: South Africa eastward to Japan (Ref. 6660); south to the Philippines, Indonesia, Australia and New Caledonia (Ref. 33352).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

50 m

Depth To - meters

458 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 458 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

4.08 s.e. 0.73 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

8.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated