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Where are spikefishes of the family Triacanthodidae found?

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Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) — tetraodontiform Scrawled filefish (*Aluterus scriptus*)

Spikefishes belonging to the family Triacanthodidae are found in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions. These deepwater, bottom-dwelling fishes are considered the most primitive members of the order Tetraodontiformes.12