Spikefish


The spikefishes are ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes. They live in deep waters; more than, but above the continental shelves. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean, and the west-central Pacific.
The spikefishes are quite variable in form, with some species having tubular snouts, and others have spoon-like teeth for scraping the scales off other fishes. Depending on the exact species involved, they reach a maximum length of about.