Creediidae

long-finned sand diver

Limnichthys polyactis

Seven Point Two Centimeters Creediid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Island endemic
• Southern Hemisphere
• Island endemic species
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Small
• Temperate fish

The long-finned sand diver (Limnichthys polyactis) or tommyfish, is a species of sandburrower endemic to the coastal waters around the North Island of New Zealand to depths of about 6 metres (20 ft), on sandy or gravelly bottoms.