Long-finned sand diver
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The long-finned sand diver or tommyfish, Limnichthys polyactis, is a sandburrower
of the genus Limnichthys, found all around the North Island
of New Zealand
to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.
Sandburrower
The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.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...
of the genus Limnichthys, found all around the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.