Saddled sandburrower

Chalixodytes tauensis

Creediid Fish beneath Australian Waters

Saddled sandburrower is a marine fish found around Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 4.6 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Chalixodytes
Maximum length: 4.6 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indian Ocean: off southern Africa, from various localities in the Indian Ocean to eastern Indian Ocean (Christmas I., Australia); Western Central Pacific: Australia, Mariana, Marshall, Samoan, Tuamoto, and Pitcairn I. (Re. 1602, 2334). Reported from Ouvéa Atoll, Loyalty Islands in 1997 (Ref. 13236 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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