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: | Trachiniformes |
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]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Tewara cranwellae" in FishBase. April 2013 version.