Long-finned sand diver

Long-finned sand diver
Limnichthys polyactis in sand at Whangamatā, New Zealand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Limnichthys
Species:
L. polyactis
Binomial name
Limnichthys polyactis

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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Limnichthys polyactis". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. ^ 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


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