Saddled sandburrower (Chalixodytes tauensis)

Scientific name: Chalixodytes tauensis Schultz, 1943

Saddled sandburrower (Chalixodytes tauensis)

The Saddled sandburrower (Chalixodytes tauensis) is a marine fish of the family Creediidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 36 - 38. Scales present on back, in front of the dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Chalixodytes tauensis
Family
Creediidae (Sandburrowers)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.0
Depth range
1–10 m (3–33 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 10 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Mariana, Marshall, Samoan, Tuamoto, and Pitcairn islands. Recently reported from Ouv?a Atoll, Loyalty Islands. May be conspecific with Chalixodytes chameleontoculis of the western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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