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Triacanthodidae
Atrophacanthus japonicus
Atrophacanthus japonicus
Three rear dorsal spines fade beneath the skin
Atrophacanthus japonicus is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 4.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Triacanthodidae
- Genus
- Atrophacanthus
- Maximum length
- 4.4 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Japan, the Philippines, Celebes Sea, off Tanzania, and probably in South Africa.

