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Limnichthys nitidus in life
In life — Elegant Sandburrower, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) D. Torres-Pulliza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by D. Torres-Pulliza
BPBM 21776Ichthyology

Limnichthys nitidus

Elegant Sandburrower

As recorded: Limnichthys nitidus Smith, 1958

Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Creediidae

Collected by
J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and M. YollandJohnson Randall →Mrs. Arthur Smith →M. Yolland →
Date
July 1, 1977
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal; Kosi Bay
Island
KwaZulu-Natal
Depth
1 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
21 Bishop specimens of Limnichthys nitidus · collected 1955–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 1, 1977, J.E. Randall, M.M. Smith, and M. Yolland also collected 4 other specimens.

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Plesiops multisquamata

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Sargocentron punctatissimum

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Scorpaenodes guamensis

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Cite this specimen

Limnichthys nitidus. BPBM 21776. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37437264. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/21776.

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