| Family: |
Ammodytidae (Sand lances) |
| Max. size: |
12.06 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 15 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Ogasawara Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 48-49; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 23-24; Vertebrae: 59-61. Body bluish gray dorsally, silvery white laterally and ventrally; dorsal head yellow; dorsal fin with a series of small black spots at outer edge; caudal-fin lobes dusky at the center, the rest whitish . Upper edge of opercle without scales; pelvic fins absent. Body depth 9.7-10 in SL (Ref. 11668). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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