Sawspine spikefish

Paratriacanthodes retrospinis

Silvery blue from lower jaw to anus

Sawspine spikefish is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Triacanthodidae
Genus: Paratriacanthodes
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Japan, Kyushu-Palau Ridge, South China Sea, Australia, and south to New Caledonia and the Norfolk Ridge.

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