| Family: |
Creediidae (Sandburrowers) |
| Max. size: |
3.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 4 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: from east Africa and Red Sea to western Australia, Taiwan and Ogasawara Is., Micronesia, the Hawaiian Is., the Cook Is., and the Pitcairn group. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-28. Body pale, with 8-12 narrow, short bars across dorsal surface (Ref. 5467). Dorsal saddles not reaching, even if present, a lateral band. Combined number of soft rays in dorsal and anal fins usually 44 to 51 (Ref 12874). |
| Biology: |
Benthic in surge-swept sand patches and shorelines (Ref. 1602, 58302). Found in sea bottoms with coarse sand and fine gravel 4-20 m deep (Ref. 90102). Occurs in small groups that bury themselves in coarse sand patches on reef corners subject to currents (Ref. 48636). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Reported from Sombrero Island, Verde Island Passage (Ref. 37603). Also in Ref. 90102. |
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