Biology:Apodocreedia vanderhorsti

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Apodocreedia vanderhorsti
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Creediidae
Genus: Apodocreedia
de Beaufort, 1948
Species:
A. vanderhorsti
Binomial name
Apodocreedia vanderhorsti
de Beaufort, 1948

Apodocreedia vanderhorsti, the longfin burrower, is a species of sandburrower native to the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa where it can be found from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Durban, South Africa . It occurs from the intertidal zone to a depth of approximately 16 metres (52 ft). This species grows to a length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Nelson, J.; Matsuura, K.; Collette, B. et al. (2010). "Apodocreedia vanderhorsti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154877A4657502. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154877A4657502.en. Retrieved 16 June 2018. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Apodocreedia vanderhorsti" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2128423 entry