Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Triacanthidae | Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes Rank Species | |
Genus Trixiphichthys
Fraser-Brunner, 1941 Similar Pseudotriacanthus strigilifer, Triacanthidae, Tripodichthys blochii, Triacanthus, Triacanthus biaculeatus | ||
Trixiphichthys weberi, the Blacktip tripodfish, is a species in the tripod fish family (Triacanthidae) native to the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It is of minor commercial importance to local fisheries. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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