Limnichthys
Limnichthys is a genus of sandburrowers native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
| Limnichthys | |
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| Limnichthys fasciatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Creediidae |
| Genus: | Limnichthys Waite, 1904 |
| Type species | |
| Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, 1904 | |
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Limnichthys fasciatus Waite, 1904 (Barred sand burrower)
- Limnichthys marisrubri R. Fricke & Golani, 2012[2]
- Limnichthys nitidus J. L. B. Smith, 1958 (Sand submarine)
- Limnichthys orientalis Yoshino, Kon & Okabe, 1999
- Limnichthys polyactis J. S. Nelson, 1978 (Tommyfish)
- Limnichthys rendahli Parrott, 1958
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Limnichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- Fricke, R. and D. Golani. 2012. Limnichthys marisrubri, a new species of sand diver (Teleostei: Creediidae) from the Red Sea. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 5:287-292.
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