Creedia alleni
Species of sandburrower
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Creedia alleni is a species of sandburrowers found in the Eastern Indian Ocean in Australia. This species reaches a length of 4 cm (1.6 in).[1]
| Creedia alleni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Creediidae |
| Genus: | Creedia |
| Species: | C. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Creedia alleni J. S. Nelson, 1983 | |
Etymology
The sandburrower is named in honor of Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942), of the Western Australia Museum in Perth, who was the one who brought this species to Nelson's attention.[2]
