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Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes) > Triacanthodinae
Etymology: Paratriacanthodes: Greek, para in the side of + Greek, tres, tria = three + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Albert William Christian Theodore Herre (1868–1962) was an ichthyologist, ecologist, botanist and lichenologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 183 - 194 m (Ref. 26165). Tropical
Indo-Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26165)
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Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsuura, K., 2015. Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyol. Res. 62(1):72-113. (Ref. 97685)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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