About this species
Myopsaron nelsoni, is a species of sandburrower only known from around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, where it has been collected at depths of from 51 to 99 metres over flat, sandy bottoms. This species grows to a length of 3.6 centimetres (1.4 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 46–97 m · Deepest record: 97 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24°C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Nezusunagimpo, ネズスナギンポ
Similar species
- Barred Sand Burrower
Limnichthys fasciatus
- Longfin burrower
Apodocreedia vanderhorsti
- Pale Sand-diver
Chalixodytes tauensis
- Allen's Sandburrower
Creedia alleni
- Haswell's Sandfish
Creedia haswelli
- Halfscaled Sandburrower
Creedia partimsquamigera
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4 open-data records from 1995 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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