Long-spined tripodfish
📖 Overview
Occurs in coastal and estuarine waters, on sandy or muddy flats to depths of usually 60 m, Ref. 48637. Feeds on benthic invertebrates. Sold fresh in markets.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Second dorsal-fin spine more than 1/2 length of first dorsal-fin spine. Anal-fin base about 2 times in soft dorsal-fin base. Scales with an anterior to posterior series of high, thin, distally emarginated vertical ridges (Ref 9804).: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Long-spined tripodfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Long-spined tripodfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Long-spined tripodfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 2 - 110 m . Tropical South China Sea including Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, and northern Australia.
🌿 Ecology
benthic invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Blotched Tripodfish · Long-spined Tripodfish · Longspined Tripodfish |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | Cholaib-eldow · Shalaib Ad-dau · سمك ثلاثى الشوكات طويل الشوكة · سمك ثلاثي الشوكات المبقع |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Langpigget tretornfisk |
| 🌍MSA | Ikan lembu |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Triacanto-de-espinho-longo |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Лжетроешип |
| 🌍THA | ปลาวัวหนามจมูกยาว |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 三刺魨 · 三腳釘 · 三角狄 · 粗鱗假三棘魨 · 長吻假三刺魨 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 11 records indexed .
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