Pseudotrichonotus Explained

Pseudotrichonotus is a genus of fish in the family Pseudotrichonotidae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. This genus is the only member of its family.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

• Pseudotrichonotus altivelis Yoshino & Araga, 1975
• Pseudotrichonotus belos A. C. Gill & Pogonoski, 2016 (Dart sand-diving lizardfish) ^[1]
• Pseudotrichonotus caeruleoflavus G. R. Allen, Erdmann, Suharti & Sianipar, 2017 ^[2]
• Pseudotrichonotus xanthotaenia Parin, 1992

Notes and References

1. Gill, A.C. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2016): Pseudotrichonotus belos new species, first record of the fish family Pseudotrichonotidae from Australia (Teleostei: Aulopiformes). Zootaxa, 4205 (2): 189–193.
2. Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V., Suharti, S.R. & Sianipar, A. (2017): Pseudotrichonotus caeruleoflavus, a new species of reef fish from Indonesia (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Pseudotrichonotidae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (1): 1-10.