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Creediidae (Sandburrowers)
Etymology: Creedia: Greek, kreesi, kreas = somebody that receives or keeps flesh (Ref. 45335); bilineata: Named in reference to the two stripes on the body.
Eponymy: John Mildred Creed (1842–1930), a friend of Ogilby’s, was an English-born Australian physician and politician. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 5 m (Ref. 12706). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12706)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Found on shallow sandy bottom (Ref. 12706). Observed to abruptly rush out of the sand and immediately dive into nearby when disturbed (Ref. 12706).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shimada, K. and T. Yoshino, 1987. A new creediid fish Creedia bilineatus from the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 34(2):123-127. (Ref. 12706)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.5 - 26.3, mean 23.5 °C (based on 109 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).