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Squamicreedia

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Squamicreedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Hemerocoetidae
Genus: Squamicreedia
Rendahl, 1921
Species:
S. obtusa
Binomial name
Squamicreedia obtusa
Rendahl, 1921

Squamicreedia is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Hemerocoetidae. It is endemic to waters with sandy sea beds off northern Australia.[1] It is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, Squamicreedia obtusa,[2] the obtuse duckbill or obtuse sandfish.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Squamicreedia obtusa year-2018". FishBase.
  2. ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2018.