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Spotted Sand-diver

Trichonotus setiger

Also known as: Blue-spotted Sand-diver, Filamented Sand Eel, Hairfin, Sand Lance

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@blogie · Dayang Beach Dive Site, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal, Philippines · April 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found in large colonies, resting on the sand or hovering just above clean sand bottoms, darting into their burrows when threatened, over steep slopes, of coral and rocky reefs.

Sand Divers get their name because when alarmed or predators are near, they dive into the sand and swim through the sand to safety.
Males displaying filaments in the dorsal fin, which they use to keep the females and juveniles following close behind.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found in large colonies, resting on the sand or hovering just above clean sand bottoms, darting into their burrows when threatened, over steep slopes, of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderGobiiformes
    5. familyTrichonotidae
    6. genusTrichonotus
    7. speciesTrichonotus setiger Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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    More in the family

    Gobiiformes