Greater sand-eel (Hyperoplus immaculatus)

Scientific name: Hyperoplus immaculatus Corbin, 1950

Greater sand-eel (Hyperoplus immaculatus)

The Greater sand-eel (Hyperoplus immaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Ammodytidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, all coasts of the British Isles and English Channel to northern Biscay.

Biology

Dark spot on each side of the snout absent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hyperoplus immaculatus
Family
Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: all coasts of the British Isles and English Channel to northern Biscay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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