Yellow face sandlance (Ammodytoides xanthops)

Scientific name: Ammodytoides xanthops Randall & Heemstra, 2008

Yellow face sandlance (Ammodytoides xanthops)

The Yellow face sandlance (Ammodytoides xanthops) is a marine fish of the family Ammodytidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Mozambique.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays: 48-49; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24; Vertebrae: 57 - 59. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 48-49; A 23-24; pectoral rays 15-16; lateral-line scales 106-112; absence of small scales dorsally on opercle; gill rakers 5-6 + 22-25; vertebrae 57-59; body depth 10.0-11.7% SL; eye diameter 3.3-3.5% SL; when fresh dark purplish gray dorsally, pale silvery blue on sides and ventrally; yellow on interorbital and most of head anterior to eye; dusky on front of snout and tip of lower jaw; series of 6-7 black spots at edge of dorsal fin; without black dots in fins; caudal fin with a broad blackish posterior border.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Ammodytoides xanthops
Family
Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.2
Depth range
26–62 m (85–203 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 26 - 62 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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