New Zealand sand diver

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A New Zealand sand diver being eaten by a dotterel at Pakiri Beach

The New Zealand sand diver (Tewara cranwellae) is a species of sandburrower endemic to the waters around New Zealand where it can be found in tide pools and areas with sandy substrates down to a depth of Script error: No such module "convert".. This species can grow to a length of Script error: No such module "convert". TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Louis T. Griffin in 1933, who initially used the spelling Tewara cranwelli for the binomial name of the fish.[2] The type specimen was collected from Smugglers Bay, Whangārei Harbour, in November 1931 by Lucy Cranwell. Griffin named the species after Cranwell in her honour.[2]

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