Squamicreedia

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

Squamicreedia is a genus of duckbill from the family Percophidae. 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[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Squamicreedia obtusa" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
  2. ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2018.