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nitidus
Family Creediidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII Limnichthys
nitidus
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 35 feet |
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ELEGANT SANDBURROWER
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Inhabits coarse sand pockets at scuba depths.
Common but rarely seen or photographed. Attains 1.5 inch.
Red Sea to Japan, Hawai'i, and Pitcairn. Formerly known in Hawaii as Limnichthys
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