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Apodocreedia vanderhorsti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Creediidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Apodocreedia 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.

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Apodocreedia vanderhorsti Wikipedia