Tripodichthys

Tripodichthys is a genus in the tripod fish family (Triacanthidae) native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Tripodichthys
Tripodichthys blochii
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Tripodichthys

J. C. Tyler, 1968

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Tripodichthys angustifrons Hollard, 1854 (Black-flag tripodfish)
  • Tripodichthys blochii Bleeker, 1852 (Long-tail tripodfish)
  • Tripodichthys oxycephalus Bleeker, 1851 (Short-tail tripodfish)

References

  1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.


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