| Trichonotidae (Sanddivers) |
| 10.97 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 23 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Bay of Bengal. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-46; Anal soft rays: 37-38; Vertebrae: 53-53. This species is distinguished from other congeners in having the following set of characters: elongated dorsal-fin spines in males absent; D IV,45-46; A 37-38; lateral-line scales 57-59; free dorsal pterygiophores 2; gill rakers 6+23; in males body markings 12; median predorsal-fin scales 10; interorbital width 43.7% of eye diameter; small abdominal scales (Ref. 93824). |
| Found on sandy bottoms (Ref. 93824). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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