Creedia bilineata explained

Creedia bilineata is a species of sandburrowers found in the Northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan.^[1] This species reaches a length of 3.2cm (01.3inches).

Etymology

The sandburrower is named because it has two lines on the sides of the fish.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Shimada, K. and T. Yoshino, 1987. A new creediid fish Creedia bilineatus from the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 34(2):123-127.
2. Web site: Order PEMPHERIFORMES: Families CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, LEPTOSCOPIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE and BANJOSIDAE . 2 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018 .