New Zealand sand diver
Appearance
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New Zealand sand diver | |
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Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Creediidae |
Genus: | Tewara |
Species: | T. cranwellae
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Binomial name | |
Tewara cranwellae Griffin, 1933
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The New Zealand sand diver (Tewara cranwellae) is a species of sandburrower endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and areas with sandy substrates down to a depth of 5 metres (16 ft). This species can grow to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described by Louis T. Griffin in 1933, who initially used the spelling Tewara cranwelli for the binomial name of the fish.[2] The type specimen was collected from Smugglers Bay, Whangārei Harbour, in November 1931 by Lucy Cranwell. Griffin named the species after Cranwell in her honour.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tewara cranwellae". FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ a b Griffin, L. T. (1934). "Descriptions of New Zealand Fishes". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 63: 171–177. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q89182253.