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sand diver

fish
Also known as: Trichonotidae
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  • Bluefin tuna swimming underwater in a group, with silvery bodies and streamlined shapes, near Japan.
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    Family Trichonotidae (sand divers) Resemble Percophiidae but body extremely elongated and dorsal fin unusually high; snout pointed; lips fringed; dive headfirst into sand. 8 species; tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific oceans. Family Creediidae Elongate little fishes resembling Percophiidae; 16 species; coasts of Australia, Marshall and Mariana islands.

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    Family Trichonotidae (sand divers) Resemble Percophiidae but body extremely elongated and dorsal fin unusually high; snout pointed; lips fringed; dive headfirst into sand. 8 species; tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific oceans. Family Creediidae Elongate little fishes resembling Percophiidae; 16 species; coasts of Australia, Marshall and Mariana islands.

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