Trichonotus arabicus, Arabian sand diver

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Trichonotus arabicus Randall & Tarr, 1994

Arabian sand diver
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Trichonotidae (Sanddivers)
Etymology: Trichonotus: Greek, thrix = hair + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Randall & Tarr.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 10682). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to southern Oman.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 44-47; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 36 - 39; Vertebrae: 52 - 54. Females with an indistinct narrow dark stripe on body above lateral line and no black on anterior part of dorsal fin; males with a longitudinal row of 14 brown spots and 3 rows of small, dark edged, pale blue spots on body; dorsal and anal fins with a row of yellow dots on each membrane.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds on zooplankton about half a meter above the sand substratum (Ref. 10682).

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Randall, J.E. and A.B. Tarr, 1994. Trichonotus arabicus (Perciformes: Trichonotidae), a new species of sand diver from the Arabian Gulf and Oman. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14:309-316. (Ref. 10682)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.1 - 29.2, mean 27.7 °C (based on 298 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).