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Answer for the clue "Either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the north Pacific that burrow into sand ", 8 letters:
sandfish

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sandfish is a common name of: Scincus scincus , a skink Holothuria scabra , a sea cucumber Beaked sandfish , a genus of fish, see Gonorynchus Southern sandfish , a family of fish Belted sandfish , a species of fish Clanwilliam sandfish , a species of fish ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sandfish \Sand"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America ( Trichodon trichodon ) which buries itself in the sand.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand [syn: beaked salmon , Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus ]

Usage examples of sandfish.

The worm came on like some great sandfish, cresting the surface, its rings rippling and twisting.