Limnichthys rendahli
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Limnichthys rendahli is a sandburrower
of the family
Creediidae, found only around New Zealand
to depths of about 150 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.
Sandburrower
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...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Creediidae, found only around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to depths of about 150 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.