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🌊 Marine 🌡️ Tropical

Gold-bar sand-diver

Trichonotus halstead Clark & Pohle, 1996
Max Length
15 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
11–35 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
-
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Like other sand divers, it occurs on sand slopes with strong currents at times . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 26146.

Scientific Name
Trichonotus halstead
Authority
Clark & Pohle, 1996
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
15 cm
Depth Range
11–35 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 39 - 41. Trichonotus halstead is similar to T. setiger but has a beautifully colored dorsal fin . No free pterygiophores under dorsal fin (Ref 12934).: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Gold-bar sand-diver is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 11 - 35 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.48

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
15cm
Dorsal Rays
40

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Clark & Pohle, 1996

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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