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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Triacanthidae (Triplespines)
Etymology: Tripodichthys: Greek, tres, tria = three + Greek, pous = foot + Greek, ichthys = fish; a fish with perches on three fins that form a tripod (Ref. 45335).

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 9804). Tropical

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9804)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-24; Anal soft rays: 15 - 19. Spiny dorsal-fin membrane pale (Ref 9804).

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Western Pacific: China, southeast Asia, Philippines and Indonesia; stray once recorded from Japan.

Inhabits sandy and muddy flats of coastal waters. Feeds on benthic invertebrates. Marketed fresh.

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Matsuura, K., 2001. Triacanthidae. Triplespines. p. 3905-3910. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805): PD₅₀ = 0.6328 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (-0.15505 - 0.19495), b=3.01000 (2.91950 - 3.10050), based on all LWR estimates for this BS (Ref. 93245).

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.37 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100) .

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Tripodichthys blochii (Bleeker, 1852)