Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus)

Scientific name: Gymnammodytes cicerelus Rafinesque, 1810

Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus)

The Mediterranean sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus) is a marine fish of the family Ammodytidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-59; Anal soft rays: 27 - 32; Vertebrae: 64 - 68. Ventrolateral skin-folds extending well beyond pectoral fins to anus. Lateral line branched. Back golden brown or greenish, belly silvery, head usually dark blue.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnammodytes cicerelus
Family
Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.0
Common length
12.5
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea: including the Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea, Portugal and Senegal. Has also been reported from southern Morocco, Mauritania, and Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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