Ammodytoides pylei Randall, Ida & Earle, 1994
Pyle's sand lance
photo by Randall, J.E.

Family:  Ammodytidae (Sand lances)
Max. size:  17.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 14.2 cm SL (female)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 7 - 120 m
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Molakai to the Ladd Seamount, Hawaii.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Loose aggregation feeds on zooplankton as much as 5 meters above the sandy bottom. Highly protrusible premaxilla facilitates feeding on small animals of the zooplankton (Ref. 10672).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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