Long-finned sand diver
| Long-finned sand diver | |
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| Limnichthys polyactis in sand at Whangamatā, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Creediidae |
| Genus: | Limnichthys |
| Species: | L. polyactis
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| Binomial name | |
| Limnichthys polyactis J. S. Nelson, 1978
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The long-finned sand diver (Limnichthys polyactis) or tommyfish, is a species of sandburrower endemic to the coastal waters around the North Island of New Zealand to depths of about 6 metres (20 ft), on sandy or gravelly bottoms. It can reach a length of 7.2 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limnichthys polyactis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8