Scientific Name	Trichonotus elegans   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Shimada & Yoshino, 1984	Depth	10 - 30M
Chinese	美麗絲鰭鱚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	絲鰭鱚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F437　Trichonotidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	美麗毛背魚
Max Length	18 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	沙鰍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	South-southeast of Hatoma I., Yaeyama Is., Okinawa Pref., Japan, 24°28'N, 123°49'E, ca. 20 m.
Synonyms
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Shimada, K. etc. 1984 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0070306. NTMP0924.
Common Name	Long-rayed sand-diver
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic
habitats
Distribution
Utility	No commercial value.