Squamicreedia
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| Squamicreedia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Hemerocoetidae |
| Genus: | Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921 |
| Species: | S. obtusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Squamicreedia obtusa Rendahl, 1921 | |
Squamicreedia is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Hemerocoetidae. 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.