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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Creediidae Sandburrowers

Genus: Limnichthys

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6 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, 1904

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Limnichthys fasciatus
[Barred sand burrower]

Photo by Bogorodsky, S.V.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 2.2 cm SL
Limnichthys marisrubri Fricke & Golani, 2012

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Limnichthys marisrubri
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Limnichthys nitidus Smith, 1958

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Limnichthys nitidus
[Sand submarine]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Limnichthys orientalis
[]
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Max. Length 7.2 cm TL
 
Limnichthys polyactis
[Tommyfish]
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Limnichthys rendahli
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Limnichthys fasciatus Barred sand burrower Western Pacific 5 TL 1904
Limnichthys marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 2.2 SL 2012
Limnichthys nitidus Sand submarine Indo-Pacific 3.5 TL 1958
Limnichthys orientalis Northwest Pacific 2.3 SL 1999
Limnichthys polyactis Tommyfish Southwest Pacific 7.2 TL 1978
Limnichthys rendahli Southwest Pacific 1958



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