New Zealand sand diver
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The New Zealand sand diver, Tewara cranwellae, is a sandburrower
, the only species in the genus Tewara, found all around New Zealand
to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.
Sandburrower
The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.They are native to coastal waters the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are very small fishes: with the exception of the larger Donaldson's sandburrower, Limnichthys donaldsoni, most species reach only...
, the only species in the genus Tewara, found all around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
to depths of about 5 m, on sandy or gravelly bottoms. Its length is between 3 and 8 cm.