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| Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > fishes |
| Sand-divers Family Trichonotidae updated Dec 10 Where seen? These strange long, beautifully patterned fishes are sometimes seen in sandy areas near living reefs. What are sand-divers? Sand-divers belong to Family Trichonotidae. According to FishBase: the family has one genera (Trichonotus) with 6 species. |
 Cyrene Reef, Dec 10 |
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Features: To 15-18cm,
those seen much shorter, about 8-10cm. These fishes have a long and
slender body, somewhat flattened sideways. The pointed snout had a
lower jaw that is longer than the upper. Some have lovely gold 'eyelashes'
over large eyes. The male fish has long filamentous extensions on
his dorsal fin. It is said that they hover in small groups above the sand. When threatened, they dive into the sand. Hence their common name. |
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Sand-divers on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Nov 05 |
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 Sisters Island, Jul 04 |
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 Sisters Island, Jul 04 
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 Cyrene Reef, May 11 
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