Sandburrower

The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.

Sandburrowers
New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae

Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Creediidae
Waite, 1899
Genera[1]
Synonyms
  • Limnichthyidae Regan, 1913

They are native to coastal waters the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are very small fishes; with the exception of the larger Donaldson's sandburrower, Limnichthys donaldsoni, most species reach only 3 to 7 cm in length. They live in shallow waters close to the shore, burrowing into sandy areas swept by currents or by surf.

See also

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Creediidae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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