Scientific Name	Limnichthys orientalis   Pronounce			No picture was not be chosen to represent this species.
Author	Yoshino, Kon & Okabe, 1999	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	東方沙鱚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	無棘鳚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F438　Creediidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	東方沼澤魚
Max Length	2.33 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	沙鰍
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tsuki-gahama, Iriomote I., Yaeyama Is., Okinawa, Japan
Synonyms
Reference	Yoshino et al. 1999；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Yoshino, T., T. Kon etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	NMMBP03155.
Common Name	Sandburrower
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 23; anal rays 24 or 25; pectoral rays 10 to 12. Lateral line scales 39 to 42; scales above lateral lin 2. Body pale, with 8-12 narrow, short bars across dorsal surface.
habitats	Sandy bottoms.
Distribution	Found in the northwest Pacific, including Tokara and Yaeyama Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan and southern Taiwan.
Utility	No commercial value.