Apodocreedia
Apodocreedia vanderhorsti, the longfin burrower, is a species of sandburrower native to the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa where it can be found from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Durban, South Africa. It occurs from the intertidal zone to a depth of approximately 16 metres (52 ft). This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
| Apodocreedia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Creediidae |
| Genus: | Apodocreedia de Beaufort, 1948 |
| Species: | A. vanderhorsti |
| Binomial name | |
| Apodocreedia vanderhorsti de Beaufort, 1948 | |
References
- Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; Collette, B.; et al. (2010). "Apodocreedia vanderhorsti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154877A4657502. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154877A4657502.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Apodocreedia vanderhorsti" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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