Cape sandlance (Gymnammodytes capensis)

Scientific name: Gymnammodytes capensis Barnard, 1927

The Cape sandlance (Gymnammodytes capensis) is a marine fish of the family Ammodytidae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean, Angola round the Cape to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 49-54; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 27. Bluish or greenish above, more or less silvery; silver lateral stripe.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnammodytes capensis
Family
Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Depth range
59 m (194 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 59 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Angola round the Cape to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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