Scientific Name
Paratriacanthodes retrospinis

Common Name
Sawspine spikefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13. Reddish pink in color, with 3 pale lines, silvery blue from lower jaw to anus (Ref. 6660).

Classification

Classified By

Fowler, 1934

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Spikefishes (Triacanthodidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Mozambique, Natal, Japan, China, New Caledonia, Chesterfield and Bellona plateaus (Ref. 33352).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

418 m

Depth To - meters

920 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 418 - 920 m (Ref. 33352)

Trophic Level

4.3 s.e. 0.77 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

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 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