Spotted sand-diver

Trichonotus setiger

The spotted sand-diver is a perciform fish in the family Trichonotidae. ''T. setiger'' is the type species of genus ''Trichonotus''.
Flashing the girl The Male Sand Diver - Trichonotus setiger flashes his dorsal fins to attracts the females. Anilao,Batangas,Fish,Geotagged,Philippines,Sand Diver,Spotted sand-diver,Summer,Trichonotus setiger

Appearance

Spotted sand-divers reach a maximum length of 22 cm . They have 39 to 41 soft dorsal spines. Males can be distinguished from females by their long dorsal fin rays and larger size.
Spotted Sand-diver - Trichonotus setiger Spotted Sand-diver- Trichonotus setiger is tan with numerous white spots, 10-11 brown body bars; dorsal fin translucent with white spots on rays; males have long front dorsal rays. The Males keep a harem of Females and will 'fight' off other Males by displaying his pectoral fins and dorsal rays. They also do this displays to attract other Females. Geotagged,Philippines,Romblon,Spotted sand-diver,Summer,Trichonotus setiger

Distribution

''T. setiger'' can be found from the Persian Gulf to Queensland and Melanesia

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderKurtiformes
FamilyTrichonotidae
GenusTrichonotus
SpeciesT. setiger
Photographed in
Philippines