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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Trichonotidae (Sanddivers)
Etymology: Trichonotus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Subtropical, preferred ?

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Western Indian Ocean: Maldives (Ref. 30829). Western Pacific: Indonesia to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Coral Sea.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-45; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 39 - 42. Identified by the long filaments on the dorsal fin of the male (Ref. 48636). Body scaleless above and below lateral line on anterior half (Ref 12934).

Found in coastal reef slopes and deep outer reef lagoons in current channels. Usually in large groups with several large males (Ref. 48636). Inhabits sand-rubble bottoms (Ref. 90102). Found hovering above sandy slopes. Usually forms a harem of one male-phase fish and about a dozen female-phase fish (Ref. 37240). Normally buried when no current is running (Ref. 48636).

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Shimada, K. and T. Yoshino, 1984. A new trichonotid fish from the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 31(1):15-22. (Ref. 37240)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Trichonotus elegans Shimada & Yoshino, 1984