Creedia haswelli (Ramsay, 1881)
Slender sand-diver
Slender sand-diver,  Slender sandburrower,  Haswell's sandfish,  Slender sanddiver,  Slender sandfish

Family:  Creediidae (Sandburrowers)
Max. size:  7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 27 - 200 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: southern Australia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal soft rays: 27-28; Vertebrae: 42-45
Biology:  Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 9002).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Ranges from Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia to Newcastle, New South Wales, including northeastern Tasmania (Ref. 9002). Also Ref. 12706.


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