Family : Triacanthodidae (Spikefishes)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Trumpetsnout spikefish
Fish Name : Macrorhamphosodes platycheilus
Max size : 13.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3132)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean and the Indo-Australian Archipelago.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits trawling grounds (Ref. 3132)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Matsuura, Keiichi
Main Ref : Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston. 1988. (Ref. 3132)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses