Gold Bar Sand Diver

Trichonotus halstead is similar to T. setiger but has a beautifully colored dorsal fin (Ref. 48636). No free pterygiophores under dorsal fin (Ref 12934).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 3941

Like other sand divers, it occurs on sand slopes with strong currents at times (Ref. 48636). Lives in harems (1 male:4 or 5 females) in well-defined territories and spends more than 80% of its day perched on sand. When disturbed, it dives into the sand where it also spends the night. It feeds on benthic crustaceans and low drifting plankton (Ref. 26146).

Like other sand divers, it occurs on sand slopes with strong currents at times (Ref. 48636). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 26146.