Triacanthus | |
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Triacanthus biaculeatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Triacanthidae |
Genus: | Triacanthus Oken, 1817 |
Type species | |
Balistes biaculeatus Bloch, 1786
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Triacanthus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triacanthidae, the triplespines or tripodfishes. The two species in this genus are found in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.