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Lesser sand eel

Lesser sand eel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Ammodytidae
Genus: Ammodytes
Species:
A. tobianus
Binomial name
Ammodytes tobianus
An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) with its beak full of lesser sand eels

The lesser sand eel or sand lance (Ammodytes tobianus) is a species of fish in the sand lance family Ammodytidae. It is an elongated cylindrical fish which may be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) long.[2]

  1. ^ Collette, B.; Fernandes, P. & Heessen, H. (2014). "Ammodytes tobianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18155960A44738727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18155960A44738727.en.
  2. ^ "Lesser Sandeel". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2006-12-01.

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