Brokenfin sandburrower

Schizochirus insolens

Creediid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Anguilliform
Small
Tropical fish

Schizochirus insolens, the brokenfin sandburrower, is a species of sandburrower native to the coastal waters and bays of eastern Australia from Rockhampton, Queensland to Sydney. This species grows to a length of 5.3 centimetres (2.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Schizochirus
Maximum length: 5.3 cm
Body shape: anguilliform
Distribution: Western Pacific: endemic to eastern Australia; from Rockhampton, Queensland to Sydney, New South Wales.

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