Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Gobiiformes (Order)
     └Trichonotidae (Family) Sand Divers
      └Trichonotus (Genus)
       └T. elegans (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279119🔗
iNaturalist ID: 325500🔗

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