Pseudotrichonotus
| Sand-diving lizardfishes | |
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| Pseudotrichonotus altivelis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Pseudotrichonotidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrichonotus Yoshino & Araga, 1975 |
Pseudotrichonotus is a small genus of aulopiform fish consisting of just two species, commonly called sandliving lizardfishes or sand-diving lizardfishes. This is the only genus in the family Pseudotrichonotidae.[1]
As their scientific name suggests, they physically resemble the sandfish (genus Trichonotus). They are small fish, about 9 cm (3.5 in) long, living on sandy sea floors in the southeastern Pacific, and are related to the true lizardfishes.[2]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [3]
- Pseudotrichonotus altivelis Yoshino & Araga, 1975
- Pseudotrichonotus xanthotaenia Parin, 1992
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Pseudotrichonotidae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ Johnson, R.K. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N., ed. Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pseudotrichonotidae in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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