Trichonotus

Trichonotus is a genus of marine gobiiform fishes. Species of Trichonotus are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific.[1] This genus is the only member of the family Trichonotidae.

Trichonotus
Trichonotus filamentosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Trichonotidae
Bleeker, 1859
Genus: Trichonotus
Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801
Type species
Trichonotus setiger
Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Description

Trichonotus species have jutting lower jaws, five soft rays, and single pelvic spines. In males, the anterior rays on their dorsal fins may be extended. Their lateral lines run along the middle flank. On the back end of the lateral line scales is a deep, V-shaped notch. The type species is Trichonotus setiger.[1]

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

  • Trichonotus arabicus J. E. Randall & A. B. Tarr, 1994 (Arabian sand-diver)
  • Trichonotus blochii Castelnau, 1875 (Bloch's sand-diver) [2]
  • Trichonotus cyclograptus Alcock, 1890 (Bengal sand-diver)
  • Trichonotus elegans Shimada & Yoshino, 1984 (Long-rayed sand-diver)
  • Trichonotus filamentosus Steindachner, 1867
  • Trichonotus halstead E. Clark & Pohle, 1996 (Gold-bar sand-diver)
  • Trichonotus marleyi J. L. B. Smith, 1936
  • Trichonotus nikii E. Clark & K. von Schmidt, 1966
  • Trichonotus setiger Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Spotted sand-diver)
  • Trichonotus somaliensis Katayama, Motomura & Endo, 2012 (Somalian sand-diver) [3]
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Trichonotus in FishBase. April 2015 version.
  2. Katayama, E. & Endo, H. (2010): Redescription of a Sanddiver, Trichonotus blochii (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Trichonotidae), with Confirmation of Its Validity. Species Diversity, 15 (1): 1-10.
  3. Katayama, E., Motomura, H. & Endo, H. (2012): A new species of Trichonotus (Perciformes: Trichonotidae) from Somalia and redescription of Trichonotus cyclograptus (Alcock, 1890) with designation of a lectotype. Zootaxa, 3565: 31-43.


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