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== Species == |
== Species == |
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There are seventeen species in seven genera: |
There are seventeen species in seven genera: |
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* Genus ''[[Apodocreedia]]'' de Beaufort, 1948 |
* Genus ''[[Apodocreedia]]'' <small>de Beaufort, 1948</small> |
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** [[Longfin burrower]], ''[[Apodocreedia vanderhorsti]]'' <small>de Beaufort, 1948</small>. |
** [[Longfin burrower]], ''[[Apodocreedia vanderhorsti]]'' <small>de Beaufort, 1948</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Chalixodytes]]'' Schultz, 1943 |
* Genus ''[[Chalixodytes]]'' <small>Schultz, 1943</small> |
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** [[Sand dart]], ''[[Chalixodytes chameleontoculis]]'' <small>Smith, 1957</small>. |
** [[Sand dart]], ''[[Chalixodytes chameleontoculis]]'' <small>Smith, 1957</small>. |
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** [[Saddled sandburrower]], ''[[Chalixodytes tauensis]]'' <small>Schultz, 1943</small>. |
** [[Saddled sandburrower]], ''[[Chalixodytes tauensis]]'' <small>Schultz, 1943</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Creedia]]'' [[William Ogilby|Ogilby]], 1898 |
* Genus ''[[Creedia]]'' <small>[[William Ogilby|Ogilby]], 1898</small> |
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** ''[[Creedia alleni]]'' <small>Nelson, 1983</small>. |
** ''[[Creedia alleni]]'' <small>Nelson, 1983</small>. |
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** ''[[Creedia bilineatus]]'' <small>Shimada & Yoshino, 1987</small>. |
** ''[[Creedia bilineatus]]'' <small>Shimada & Yoshino, 1987</small>. |
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** [[Slender sand-diver]], ''[[Creedia haswelli]]'' <small>(Ramsay, 1881)</small>. |
** [[Slender sand-diver]], ''[[Creedia haswelli]]'' <small>(Ramsay, 1881)</small>. |
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** [[Half-scaled sand-diver]], ''[[Creedia partimsquamigera]]'' <small>Nelson, 1983</small>. |
** [[Half-scaled sand-diver]], ''[[Creedia partimsquamigera]]'' <small>Nelson, 1983</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Crystallodytes]]'' Fowler, 1923 |
* Genus ''[[Crystallodytes]]'' <small>Fowler, 1923</small> |
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** [[South Pacific Sandburrower]], ''[[Crystallodytes cookei]]'' <small>Fowler, 1923</small>. |
** [[South Pacific Sandburrower]], ''[[Crystallodytes cookei]]'' <small>Fowler, 1923</small>. |
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** ''[[Crystallodytes pauciradiatus]]'' <small>Nelson & Randall, 1985</small>. |
** ''[[Crystallodytes pauciradiatus]]'' <small>Nelson & Randall, 1985</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Limnichthys]]'' Waite, 1904 |
* Genus ''[[Limnichthys]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small> |
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** [[Donaldson's sandburrower]], ''[[Limnichthys donaldsoni]]'' <small>Schultz, 1960</small>. |
** [[Donaldson's sandburrower]], ''[[Limnichthys donaldsoni]]'' <small>Schultz, 1960</small>. |
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** [[Barred sand burrower]], ''[[Limnichthys fasciatus]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small>. |
** [[Barred sand burrower]], ''[[Limnichthys fasciatus]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small>. |
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** [[Tommyfish]], ''[[Limnichthys polyactis]]'' <small>Nelson, 1978</small>. |
** [[Tommyfish]], ''[[Limnichthys polyactis]]'' <small>Nelson, 1978</small>. |
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** ''[[Limnichthys rendahli]]'' <small>Parrott, 1958</small>. |
** ''[[Limnichthys rendahli]]'' <small>Parrott, 1958</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Schizochirus]]'' Waite, 1904 |
* Genus ''[[Schizochirus]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small> |
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** ''[[Schizochirus insolens]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small>. |
** ''[[Schizochirus insolens]]'' <small>Waite, 1904</small>. |
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* Genus ''[[Tewara]]'' Griffin, 1933 |
* Genus ''[[Tewara]]'' <small>Griffin, 1933</small> |
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** [[New Zealand sand diver]], ''[[Tewara cranwellae]]'' <small>Griffin, 1933</small>. |
** [[New Zealand sand diver]], ''[[Tewara cranwellae]]'' <small>Griffin, 1933</small>. |
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| Family: | Creediidae
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The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.
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.
Species
There are seventeen species in seven genera:
- Genus Apodocreedia de Beaufort, 1948
- Longfin burrower, Apodocreedia vanderhorsti de Beaufort, 1948.
- Genus Chalixodytes Schultz, 1943
- Sand dart, Chalixodytes chameleontoculis Smith, 1957.
- Saddled sandburrower, Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz, 1943.
- Genus Creedia Ogilby, 1898
- Creedia alleni Nelson, 1983.
- Creedia bilineatus Shimada & Yoshino, 1987.
- Slender sand-diver, Creedia haswelli (Ramsay, 1881).
- Half-scaled sand-diver, Creedia partimsquamigera Nelson, 1983.
- Genus Crystallodytes Fowler, 1923
- South Pacific Sandburrower, Crystallodytes cookei Fowler, 1923.
- Crystallodytes pauciradiatus Nelson & Randall, 1985.
- Genus Limnichthys Waite, 1904
- Donaldson's sandburrower, Limnichthys donaldsoni Schultz, 1960.
- Barred sand burrower, Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, 1904.
- Sand submarine, Limnichthys nitidus Smith, 1958.
- Limnichthys orientalis Yoshino, Kon & Okabe, 1999.
- Tommyfish, Limnichthys polyactis Nelson, 1978.
- Limnichthys rendahli Parrott, 1958.
- Genus Schizochirus Waite, 1904
- Schizochirus insolens Waite, 1904.
- Genus Tewara Griffin, 1933
- New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae Griffin, 1933.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Creediidae". FishBase. January 2006 version.
- "Creediidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 25 March.
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