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Squamicreedia

Squamicreedia is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Hemerocoetidae. It is endemic to waters with sandy sea beds off northern Australia. It is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, Squamicreedia obtusa, the obtuse duckbill or obtuse sandfish.

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Aug 2, 2026
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Squamicreedia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Hemerocoetidae
Genus: Squamicreedia
Rendahl, 1921
Species:
S. obtusa
Binomial name
Squamicreedia obtusa
Rendahl, 1921

Squamicreedia is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the family Hemerocoetidae. It is endemic to waters with sandy sea beds off northern Australia.1 It is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, Squamicreedia obtusa,2 the obtuse duckbill or obtuse sandfish.

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