Tripodichthys is a genus in the tripod fish family (Triacanthidae) native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Tripodichthys blochii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Triacanthidae |
Genus: | Tripodichthys J. C. Tyler, 1968 |
Species
editThere 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
edit- ^ 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.