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

Description

''Trichonotus'' species have jutting lower jaws, five

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s, and single pelvic spines. In males, the anterior rays on their

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s may be extended. Their

lateral line The lateral line, also called the lateral line organ (LLO), is a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water. The sensory ability is achieved via modified epithelial ...

s 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''.

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) 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.'' * '' Trichonotus cyclograptus'' Alcock, 1890 (Bengal sand-diver) * '' Trichonotus elegans'' Shimada &

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, 1984 (Long-rayed sand-diver) * ''

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, 1867 * '' Trichonotus halstead'' E. Clark &

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, 1996 (Gold-bar sand-diver) * '' Trichonotus marleyi''

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, 1936 * ''

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'' E. Clark & K. von Schmidt, 1966 * '' Trichonotus setiger''

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& J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Spotted sand-diver) * ''

Trichonotus somaliensis ''Trichonotus'' is a genus of marine gobiiform fishes. Species of ''Trichonotus'' are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. This genus is the only member of the family Trichonotidae. Description ''Trichonotus'' species have jutting lowe ...

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, Motomura & Endo, 2012 (Somalian sand-diver) 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.''

References

Gobiiformes Marine fish genera Taxa named by Marcus Elieser Bloch Taxa named by Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider {{Gobiiformes-stub