Scientific Name	Limnichthys nitidus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Smith, 1958	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	沙鱚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	無棘鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F438　Creediidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	沙棲沼澤魚(沙鱚)
Max Length	3.5 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙鰍
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East、PonFu、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Pinda, Mozambique
Synonyms	Limnichthys donaldsoni
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Smith, J. L. B. 1958 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0080239.
Common Name	Sand submarine
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Bodylongate, compressed, small 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 21 to 24; anal rays 24 to 26; pectoral rays 10 to 12. Lateral line scales 40 to 43; scales above lateral lin 3. Body pale, with 8-12 narrow, short bars across dorsal surface. Dorsal saddles not reaching, even if present, a lateral band.
habitats	Pebble bottoms.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from Red Sea south to Chaka's Rock, Natal, South Africa; north to Japan. It is found in southern and northeastern Taiwanese waters, and Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.