Caraibops trispinosus (Mochizuki & Sano 1984)

This species is distinguished by having an elongate body, slender head; clearly separated first and second dorsal fins; pelvic spines with anterior edge distinctly serrated; anterior edge of second spine of first dorsal and anal fin smooth; A III; D1 XIII; 46-51 pored lateral line scales; weakly serrated posterior margin of preoperculum; both jaws with a single row of teeth; canines long, sharp, well separated; upper jaw with 3-4 prominent fanglike teeth anterior to the vomer and without large canines on premaxillary; lower jaw with 2 small canines at front, followed by 3-5 large canines; 2 canines on vomer; villiform teeth on palatine (Ref. 80062).

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 25

Encountered near the surface at night.

The three-spine bass (Caraibops trispinosus) is a species of ray-finned fish, a lanternbelly from the family Acropomatidae. It is a deep water species which is found in the western Atlantic from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Surinam. This fish was first formally described in 1984 as Synagrops trispinosus but in 2017 was placed in the monotypic genus Caraibops.

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Synagrops trispinosus Synagrops generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Actinopterygii klasean sailkatzen da, Acropomatidae familian.