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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) >
Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes) > Triacanthodinae
Etymology: Bathyphylax: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phylax, -akos = wardn, keeper (Ref. 45335); pruvosti: Named for Patrice Pruvost, MNHN.
Eponymy: Patrice Pruvost (d: 1966) is a biologist and ecologist who works at MNHN (1995 – present), where he is currently one of the curators of the fish collection. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 108 - 500 m (Ref. 75586). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Is. (French Polynesia).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75586)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Santini, F., 2006. A new species of Triacanthodidae (Tetraodontiformes, Acanthomorpha) from the central Pacific. Cybium 30(3):195-198. (Ref. 75586)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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