Reticulate Spikefish

Hollardia hollardi

Triacanthodidae · saltwater water fish

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Reticulate Spikefish field guide illustration

About Reticulate Spikefish

The reticulate spikefish is a marine western Atlantic species whose reported range runs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America.

NativeSalt

Range and natural history

FishBase classifies it as a bottom-associated fish. This distinguishes its general setting from the surface schools of many familiar coastal fishes, although the summary does not provide a detailed account of its day-to-day behavior.

Sources: Hollardia hollardi species summary

Guide sources

Research reviewed 2026-10-19.

Range

Where it lives

GBIF holds no US occurrence record for this species under this name. That is a gap in the record, not evidence that the fish is absent: ITIS files it as a US species.

Habitat

Water and movement

Water
WoRMS records this species in the sea.

Classification

Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Superclass
Actinopterygii
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Genus
Hollardia
Species
Hollardia hollardi
ITIS TSN
173116
WoRMS AphiaID
281084

Common questions about Reticulate Spikefish

What is the scientific name of Reticulate Spikefish?
The scientific name is Hollardia hollardi, in the family Triacanthodidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Reticulate Spikefish live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in the sea.

Closest relatives

Other Hollardia species

Same family

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