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Family Creediidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Limnichthys nitidus

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 35 feet

ELEGANT SANDBURROWER

Inhabits coarse sand pockets at scuba depths.  Common but rarely seen or photographed.  Attains 1.5 inch.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawai'i, and Pitcairn.  Formerly known in Hawaii as Limnichthys donaldsoni.