Apodocreedia
{{Short description|Genus of ray-finned fishes}}
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| image =
| status = DD
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = {{cite journal | author1 = Nelson, J. | author2 = Matsuura, K. | author3 = Collette, B. | author4 = Dooley, J. | author5 = Fritzsche, R. | author6 = Carpenter, K. | author7 = Starnes, W.C. | display-authors = 3 | year = 2010 | title = Apodocreedia vanderhorsti | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2010 | page = e.T154877A4657502 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154877A4657502.en }}
| genus = Apodocreedia
| parent_authority = de Beaufort, 1948
| species = vanderhorsti
| authority = de Beaufort, 1948
}}
Apodocreedia vanderhorsti, the longfin burrower, is a species of sandburrower native to the Indian Ocean coast of southern Africa where it can be found from Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to Durban, South Africa. It occurs from the intertidal zone to a depth of approximately {{convert|16|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|8|cm|in}} TL. This species is the only known member of the genus Apodocreedia.{{FishBase species |genus= Apodocreedia|species= vanderhorsti| month = April | year = 2013}}
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External links
- [http://fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.php?ID=7999&what=species Illustration]
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Category:Monotypic marine fish genera
Category:Marine fish of South Africa
Category:Taxa named by Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort
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