Scientific Name	Limnichthys fasciatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Waite, 1904	Depth	0 - 150M
Chinese	橫帶沙鱚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	無棘鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F438　Creediidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	條紋沼澤魚
Max Length	5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙鰍
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、North East、LanI Is.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Lord Howe I.
Synonyms	Limnichthys fasciatus major
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056898. ASIZP0062781. ASIZP0074757. NMMBP03166. NMMSTP00276. NTOUP200611-853.
Common Name	Barred sand burrower
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Bodylongate, compressed, small (to about 8 cm) trachinoid fishes. Eyes slightly protruding, near dorsal profile of head. Snout fleshy, projecting beyond lower jaw. Mouth cleft almost horizontal. Row of cirri bordering lower jaw; symphysis of lower jaw with dorsal projection. Dorsal rays 29 to 33; anal rays 26 to 29; pectoral rays 12 or 13. Lateral line scales 38 to 43. Overall pale with 7 to 9 brown dorsal saddles on head and body.
habitats	A cryptic species that occurs on sandy or gravel bottoms. Pointed snout is used for burrowing; eyes directed upwards for sighting prey. Found from shallow tide pools to at least 150 m.
Distribution	Distributed in the western Pacific from Japan to Australia and the Kermadec Islands. It is found in northeastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.