Squamicreedia

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.

Squamicreedia
Scientific classification
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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and 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.


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