| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
12.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 26 - 62 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-49; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 57-59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 48-49; A 23-24; pectoral rays 15-16 (usually 15); lateral-line scales 106-112; absence of small scales dorsally on opercle; gill rakers 5-6 + 22-25; vertebrae 57-59; body depth 10.0-11.7% SL; eye diameter 3.3-3.5% SL; when fresh dark purplish gray dorsally, pale silvery blue on sides and ventrally; yellow on interorbital and most of head anterior to eye; dusky on front of snout and tip of lower jaw; series of 6-7 black spots at edge of dorsal fin; without black dots in fins; caudal fin with a broad blackish posterior border (Ref. 83531). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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