OR

Image Bank - Fishes

Alcock's Spikefish

Reference

IB2762

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Spikefishes - TRIACANTHODIDAE

Common Name

Alcock's Spikefish

Scientific Name

Halimochirurgus alcocki

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Alcock's Spikefish has a long, tube-like snout. They reach a maximum length of 10-20 cm and feed on small benthic invertebrates, they are bottom dwellers, mainly occurring in deep water from about 35 to 900 m.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

Similar Images