Smooth sandeel (Gymnammodytes semisquamatus)

Scientific name: Gymnammodytes semisquamatus Jourdain, 1879

The Smooth sandeel (Gymnammodytes semisquamatus) is a marine fish of the family Ammodytidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, southern coast of Norway and the Shetlands to Spain, including all coasts of the British Isles and the North Sea, but not the Baltic.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 53-56; Anal soft rays: 26 - 31. Palate without pointed teeth. Lateral line branched. Margins of dorsal and anal fins undulated. Scales restricted to the posterior third of the body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gymnammodytes semisquamatus
Family
Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: southern coast of Norway and the Shetlands to Spain, including all coasts of the British Isles and the North Sea, but not the Baltic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; bait: usually
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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