Sandburrower

The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.

Sandburrowers
New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acropomatiformes
Family:	Creediidae Waite, 1899
Genera
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