Limnichthys
Limnichthys fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Limnichthys
Waite, 1904
Type species
Limnichthys fasciatus
Waite, 1904

Limnichthys is a genus of sandburrowers native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Limnichthys in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. 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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