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Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Etymology: Lepidammodytes: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, ammos = sand + Greek, dytes = that likes to dive (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range ? - 200 m (Ref. 39393). Tropical; 22°N - 20°N, 158°W - 154°W (Ref. 57363)
Distribution
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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39393)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 48 - 51; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 62 - 63. Preserved body color, uniformly yellow with no marks on body and fin. Small pelvic fin 3-4% of SL; segmented rays. Scales on upper edge of opercle absent. Large eyes, 5-6% SL; 1/4 of HL. Lachrymal large, 5.3-5.6% SL;1/4 of HL (Ref. 39393).
Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 57178.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ida, H., P. Sirimontaporn and S. Monkolprasit, 1994. Comparative morphology of the fishes of the Family Ammodytidae, with a description of two new genera and two new species. Zool. Stud. 33(4):251-277. (Ref. 39393)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00324 (0.00140 - 0.00746), b=3.07 (2.88 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).