Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling The sandburrowers or simply burrowers are a family, Creediidae, of ray-finned fishes in the order Acropomatiformes.

They are native to coastal waters the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

They are very small fishes; with the exception of the larger Donaldson's sandburrower, Limnichthys donaldsoni, most species reach only 3 to 7 cm in length.

They live in shallow waters close to the shore, burrowing into sandy areas swept by currents or by surf.

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