| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 108 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic: Greenland to North Carolina. Also in the northeast Atlantic (Ref. 7251). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 56-67; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-35; Vertebrae: 68-76. Number of lateral plicae 124-147, with a mean of 132.1. |
| Biology: |
Occurs farther offshore in salinities of 30-36 ppt. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178. Benthic. Feeds on crustaceans and worms (Ref. 58426); mainly on copepod, Calanus finmarchicus (Ref. 5951). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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