Long-finned sand diver | |
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Limnichthys polyactis in sand at Whangamatā, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Creediidae |
Genus: | Limnichthys |
Species: | L. polyactis
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Binomial name | |
Limnichthys polyactis J. S. Nelson, 1978
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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]