spikefish

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spikefish

fish superfamily

Also known as: Triacanthodidae

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tetraodontiform
Annotated classification
Family Triacanthodidae (spikefishes)The most primitive members of the order. Deepwater species with a truncated or rounded tail; deep caudal peduncle (the region between the end of the anal fin and the front of the tail); nonstreamlined body; soft dorsal and anal fins of about same…
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Family Triacanthodidae (spikefishes)The most primitive members of the order. Deepwater species with a truncated or rounded tail; deep caudal peduncle (the region between the end of the anal fin and the front of the tail); nonstreamlined body; soft dorsal and anal fins of about same…
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