| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
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17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 120 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: including the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea, Portugal and Senegal. Has also been reported from southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Angola (Ref. 10813). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-59; Anal soft rays: 27-32; Vertebrae: 64-68. Ventrolateral skin-folds extending well beyond pectoral fins to anus. Lateral line branched. Back golden brown or greenish, belly silvery, head usually dark blue. |
| Biology: |
Found over shell-gravel and coarse sand bottoms (Ref. 6450). Minimum depth from Ref. 122877. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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