| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 20 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Atlantic: southern coast of Norway and the Shetlands to Spain, including all coasts of the British Isles and the North Sea, but not the Baltic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-56; Anal soft rays: 26-31. Palate without pointed teeth. Lateral line branched. Margins of dorsal and anal fins undulated. Scales restricted to the posterior third of the body (Ref. 35388). |
| Biology: |
Typically offshore over shell-gravel, also inshore where shell-gravel beaches occur. Feed on plankton. Summer batch spawner (Ref. 4674). By-catch in sand eel fisheries (Ref. 35388). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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