Sandburrower

The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of ray-finned fishes in the order Acropomatiformes.

Sandburrowers
New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acropomatiformes
Family:	Creediidae Waite, 1899
Genera[1]
Apodocreedia Chalixodytes Creedia Crystallodytes Limnichthys Myopsaron Schizochirus Tewara
Synonyms
Limnichthyidae Regan, 1913

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 3 to 7 cm in length. They live in shallow waters close to the shore, burrowing into sandy areas swept by currents or by surf.

See also

• List of fish families