Location: Dumaguete, Philippines
Threadfin Sand Diver
Trichonotus elegans
Threadfin Sand Diver
Also known as: Elegant Sanddiver, Long-Rayed Sanddiver
Category: Sand Divers
Scientific Name: Trichonotus elegans
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)
Depth: 30-140 ft. (10-43 m)
Distribution: West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Gobiiformes (Order)
└Trichonotidae (Family)
└Trichonotus (Genus)
└T. elegans (Species)
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