Table 7 Presence or absence of first dorsal fin (two spines) in Triodon macropterus. Tyler (1967) showed that a specimen (448.3 mm SL) collected from the Volcano Islands, south of the Ogasawara Islands, had a single spine
First dorsal fin | ||
|---|---|---|
Present | Absent | |
Indian Ocean | 9 + 5* = 14 | |
West-Pacific | 19 + 12* = 31 | 1* |