Trichonotus halstead Gold-bar Sand-diver

Trichonotus halstead is commonly referred to as Gold-bar Sand-diver. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

Foto: Ambon, Indonesien

Courtesy of the author Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii . Please visit hbs.bishopmuseum.org for more information.

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lexID:: 10464
AphiaID:: 279121

Scientific:: Trichonotus halstead
German:: Halsteads Sandtaucher
English:: Gold-bar Sand-diver

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Trichonotidae (Family) > Trichonotus (Genus) > halstead (Species)
Initial determination:: Clark & Pohle, 1996

Occurrence:: Australia, Fiji, Flores, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, The Bangai Archipelago, Togean Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 11 - 35 Meter
Habitats:: Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 5.91" (15 cm)
Temperature:: 27,5 °F - 84.2 °F (27,5°C - 29°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Carnivore, Copepods, Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooxanthellae / Light
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown