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Long-finned sand diver
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Limnichthys
Species:
L. polyactis
Binomial name
Limnichthys polyactis

J. S. Nelson, 1978

The long-finned sand diver (Limnichthys polyactis) or tommyfish, is a speciesofsandburrower endemic to the coastal waters around the North IslandofNew 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]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Limnichthys polyactis"inFishBase. 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

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-finned_sand_diver&oldid=1101346685"

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