sand diver

Trichonotus marleyi

Nineteen Centimeters Trichonotid Fish from the Western Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

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 and of the suborder Trichonotoidei.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Gobies and Allies
Family: Trichonotidae
Genus: Trichonotus
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Durban, South Africa.

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