Trichonotus
Trichonotus is a genus of marine gobiiform fishes. Species of Trichonotus are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. This genus is the only member of the family Trichonotidae and of the suborder Trichonotoidei. They are considered the sister group to the gobies.
Description
Trichonotus species have jutting lower jaws, five soft rays, and single pelvic spines. In males, the anterior rays on their dorsal fins may be extended. Their lateral lines run along the middle flank. On the back end of the lateral line scales is a deep, V-shaped notch. The type species is Trichonotus setiger.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:Trichonotus arabicus J. E. Randall & A. B. Tarr, 1994 Trichonotus blochii Castelnau, 1875 Trichonotus cyclograptus Alcock, 1890 Trichonotus elegans Shimada & Yoshino, 1984 Trichonotus filamentosus Steindachner, 1867Trichonotus halstead E. Clark & Pohle, 1996 Trichonotus marleyi J. L. B. Smith, 1936 Trichonotus nikii E. Clark & K. von Schmidt, 1966Trichonotus setiger Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 Trichonotus somaliensis Katayama, Motomura & Endo, 2012