Pseudotrichonotus
| Sand-diving lizardfishes | |
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| Pseudotrichonotus altivelis | |
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| Family: | Pseudotrichonotidae
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| Genus: | Pseudotrichonotus |
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]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Pseudotrichonotidae". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Johnson, R.K.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 124. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudotrichonotidae". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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