Pseudotrichonotidae
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The Pseudotrichonotidae (sandliving lizardfishes or sand-diving lizardfishes) are a small family of aulopiform
fish, consisting of just two species in a single genus, Pseudotrichonotus.
As their scientific name suggests, they physically resemble the sandfish
(genus Trichonotus
). They are small fish, about 9 centimetres (3.5 in) long, living on sandy sea floors in the southeastern Pacific, and are related to the true lizardfishes.
Aulopiformes
Aulopiformes is an order of marine ray-finned fish consisting of some 15 extant and several prehistoric families with about 45 genera and over 230 species. The common names grinners, lizardfishes and allies or aulopiforms are sometimes used for this group...
fish, consisting of just two species in a single genus, Pseudotrichonotus.
As their scientific name suggests, they physically resemble the sandfish
Sandfish
Sandfish is a common name of:* Scincus scincus, a skink* Holothuria scabra, a sea cucumber* Beaked sandfish, a genus of fish, see Gonorynchus* Southern sandfish, a familia of fish* Belted sandfish, a species of fish...
(genus Trichonotus
Trichonotus
Trichonotus is a genus of marine perciform fishes in suborder Trachinoidei. Trichonotus is the only genus included in the family Trichonotidae. Species of Trichonotus are distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. The type species is Trichonotus setiger.-Description:Trichonotus have a jutting...
). They are small fish, about 9 centimetres (3.5 in) long, living on sandy sea floors in the southeastern Pacific, and are related to the true lizardfishes.