New Zealand sand stargazer
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The New Zealand sand stargazer, Crapatalus novaezelandiae, is a southern sandfish
of the family
Leptoscopidae, found around New Zealand
in shallow sandy areas, particularly harbours and estuaries. Its length is up to 45 cm.
Southern sandfish
The southern sandfishes are a family, Leptoscopidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes.-Genera and species:* Genus Crapatalus Günther, 1861** Slender stargazer, Crapatalus angusticeps...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Leptoscopidae, found 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...
in shallow sandy areas, particularly harbours and estuaries. Its length is up to 45 cm.