| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
11.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 77 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman Sea, Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 40-41; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 53-55. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 40-41; A 15-16; pectoral-fin rays ii,11,ii; pelvic-fin rays 5; lateral-line scales 106-107; scale rows between the dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 4; gill rakers 6-7+23-24; vertebrae 28-29+25-26; teeth in jaws absent; scales on central part of body clearly shorter than their height; pectoral-fin length 8.0-8.5 in SL; pelvic-fin length 21.3-23.3 in SL; head length 3.4-3.5 in SL; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 8.9-9.3 in SL. Colouration: when fresh, body greyish above, paler below; pectoral fins are pale yellowish; caudal fin brownish yellow basally, blackish medially with tips of upper and lower lobes milky white (Ref. 123825). |
| 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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